Having Problems w/Code Violation & Out of State

[Jon Carcone]

I'm having problems getting lists of properties in northern virginia with code violations and with out of state owners. I've called a couple of times and keep getting told by the courthouse that they don't have lists of properties meeting these criteria and the only way they can tell you if the owner is out of state or has a code violation is to give the property's address.

I am planning to go down in person and try that way, but do you guys have any tips? Are there counties where they really don't provide lists of properties meeting those criteria?

Thanks

[Ralph S.]

You're looking in the wrong place. Unless the authority that issues the code violations actually file a lien or something against the property, the courthouse or assessor will have no record of code violations.
The housing/inspection/whatever department of the county/city that issues code violations is where you should be looking. They issue the violation and have the owner information. I've found them to be less than cooperative, however. Expect to be treated like an ambulance chaser.