Sell a House With Code Violations or Unpermitted Work

Code problems are one of the situations where a cash buyer genuinely saves you money, not just time. Unpermitted additions, open or expired permits, work that was never inspected, health-and-safety citations — these often carry fines that accrue by the day or month and can harden into a lien on the property. Selling the home transfers the issue to us and stops the meter running against you.

Correcting violations yourself is usually the expensive path. Bringing unpermitted work up to code can mean opening finished walls, re-permitting old work, and passing several rounds of inspection, with no guarantee the city signs off the first time. We take the home as-is, factor the open issues into a fair offer, and deal with the corrections and the municipality ourselves after closing.

This is also where traditional sales fall apart most often. Once violations are disclosed — and in California they must be — financed buyers and their lenders frequently back out, so those listings stall and re-list. Because we buy with cash and intend to resolve the issues as the new owner, none of that stops us. We're not scared off by a thick file at the building department.

You get the same clean process we offer every seller: a fair cash offer within 24 hours, no repairs, no permit-chasing, no commissions, and closing costs covered. We'll talk through exactly what's outstanding on your property and give you an honest number that reflects it, so you can hand off the whole headache and be done.