Can you sell a house with code violations in Auburn, NY?

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. That includes houses with code violations or serious disrepair. You can compare a written offer without first repairing the cited problem for our review.

Selling to us gives you a way to discuss the property and its notices before taking on a repair campaign. We can review the house as it stands and talk through the paperwork that may affect closing.

New York law lets a municipality order building-code violations repaired, and a court can order a dangerous condition corrected or a building removed. An as-is agreement does not by itself resolve those orders. Read the notice and any court papers; the actual order and local requirements matter to a sale. See New York Executive Law § 382.

Within Auburn city limits, the City Code Enforcement Office handles New York State and city code enforcement, issues permits, responds to housing-code and unpermitted-work complaints, and handles certificates-of-occupancy and home-occupancy inspections. The city says a cited owner must make corrections within the time allowed on the notice. Its permit information covers construction, alterations, demolition, conversions, and changes in occupancy; the city says the list is not complete, so check with Codes staff about the property and work involved.

When you sell to us, we're the buyer, so the repairs become our job. This does not erase an existing order, court case, or seller obligation before closing.

Tell us the address, the house condition, who is living there, and what the notice says. Share the inspection, permit, or court papers and the dates on them if you have them. You can call to talk through the house and the notice.

Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

A title professional reviews the transaction records and the written terms control the sale. An open notice or order is not canceled just because a property is under contract.

For a property inside Auburn city limits, the City Code Enforcement Office is the local contact for code notices, permits, housing-code complaints, and occupancy inspections. The city lists 315-255-4111 for code questions. If the property is outside the city, use the municipality named on the notice; Auburn's office handles city code matters.

See Auburn seller resources.

Use the Auburn net-proceeds calculator to compare your own sale-cost assumptions with an offer.

When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including New York State real estate transfer tax and any applicable local real estate transfer taxes. Your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.