Can you sell a house with code violations in Charlottesville, VA?

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

You can ask us to review the house with an open permit, citation, failed inspection, repair notice, or serious disrepair. You do not need to finish repairs, clean the property, or clear it out to sell to us. Selling as-is does not cancel an existing notice or deadline.

Virginia's statewide building code lets localities inspect existing buildings and order code violations corrected. If a building is declared unsafe, the code official can order repairs or demolition. When there is imminent danger, the official may authorize emergency repairs; if an owner ignores a demolition order, the official may have the building demolished. See Virginia Code § 36-105 and the Virginia Maintenance Code rules for inspections, code enforcement and unsafe structures.

Virginia also lets a locality adopt an ordinance requiring an owner to remove, repair, or secure a building that endangers public health or safety. Usually, the locality can do the work after giving at least 30 days' notice. Serious hazards and emergencies can mean less time. The cost is charged to the owner and, if unpaid, becomes a lien with the same priority as unpaid local real estate taxes. See Virginia Code § 15.2-906.

Existing orders, liens, and city requirements still need attention as part of the sale; an as-is agreement does not erase them. Share the notices so the buyer and settlement agent can work through repairs, deadlines, and closing requirements. When you sell to us, we're the buyer, so the repairs become our job. This does not cancel an existing order, case, lien, or deadline.

1. Tell us about the house, its condition, and what the notice says.
2. We talk through the property and notice, then give you a written cash offer and written terms before you commit.
3. If you choose to move forward, closing is through a title company. Existing orders, liens, and official deadlines still need to be addressed for the property.

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

When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Virginia state and local recordation taxes, grantor tax and any applicable regional WMATA capital fee, regional congestion relief fee or regional transportation improvement fee.

This does not include your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes; those remain separate items to confirm for your sale.

Use the calculator to compare estimated proceeds from listing with a direct as-is cash sale. The figures are estimates; your property details determine the actual numbers.