Baltimore seller signals from public records

Baltimore open vacant building noticesBaltimore, MD

Vacant building notices that are still open (about 11,400), updated daily by Housing and Community Development. A notice means the city found the building unfit and unoccupied; owners must board it and face escalating fines, so many will sell. Owner names are mostly blank.

Baltimore vacant building receivership casesBaltimore, MD

Vacant buildings the city has taken to court to have a receiver appointed and the property auctioned, cases filed and still open (about 770; the newest was filed in May 2026). The owner can still sell before the auction.

Baltimore residential building permits over $10,000Baltimore, MD

Building permits of $10,000 or more on rowhouses, houses, small multifamily and vacant houses (about 7,200 a year), updated daily. Large rehabs on vacant rowhouses often mean an investor flip; other jobs are pre-sale repairs. The permit name is often the owner or project, sometimes the contractor.

Baltimore unpaid environmental citations that become liensBaltimore, MD

Environmental Control Board citations (trash, rodents, high grass, nuisance and vacant-property sanitation) with at least $250 unpaid and a lien code, meaning the balance is added to the property's tax bill as a lien (about 17,000 written since 2025), updated daily. Many land on vacant rowhouses. The detail shows the charge and the balance. No owner names.

Baltimore city cleaning and boarding orders on vacant propertiesBaltimore, MD

Open city work orders to clean or board up neglected properties (about 780 open, mostly cleaning, a few boarding), updated daily. The city bills the owner and the charge becomes a lien. Standing work orders on the same lot repeat as the city returns.

Baltimore homes owned from out of stateBaltimore, MD

Residential parcels with a building and no homestead credit whose tax mailing address is in another state (about 11,500; New York and New Jersey lead), from the city's real property parcel layer (last updated 2026-06-30), with owner and mailing address. The mailing address is one text line with the city run into the street (2522 BEVERLEY ROAD BROOKLYN, NY, 11226), so check it before printing.

Baltimore 311 vacant building reportsBaltimore, MD

311 requests to Housing and Community Development reporting an open or unsecured vacant building (about 7,000 so far in 2026), updated daily. These often come before a vacant building notice is written. Some are already-notified vacants; the status shows whether the request is closed.

Baltimore 311 housing maintenance and rental complaintsBaltimore, MD

311 requests about structural maintenance, failed heat, plumbing or electrical systems, unlicensed rentals and overcrowding (about 7,500 so far in 2026), updated daily. Mostly tenant complaints about rental houses, an early sign of a landlord falling behind. Some are unfounded.

Baltimore 311 building permit complaintsBaltimore, MD

311 complaints that construction is happening without a permit (about 1,800 so far in 2026), updated daily. Often flippers or landlords doing unpermitted rehabs; stop-work orders and fines follow. Some are unfounded.