Columbus seller signals from public records

Columbus fire and storm damage repair permits on homesColumbus, OH

Permits to repair fire, storm or vehicle damage to 1-3 family homes and apartment buildings (about 280 a year), updated daily. A damaged house is a common reason an owner sells instead of rebuilding, so this is worth stacking with other signals. Covers the City of Columbus permit area, including a few addresses with suburban ZIPs. No owner names; some parcel numbers read HOA or ROW.

Columbus house demolition permitsColumbus, OH

Demolition permits for 1-3 family houses and their garages (about 110 a year), updated daily. Includes city-ordered demolitions of unsafe houses as well as owner teardowns; the lot owner is often ready to sell. No owner names.

Columbus home alteration and addition permitsColumbus, OH

Structural alteration and addition permits on 1-3 family homes (about 1,300 a year), updated daily. Pre-sale renovations and investor rehabs show up here; a weak signal on its own, best stacked with others. The name is the applicant, usually the contractor and only sometimes the owner.

Columbus open vacant structure casesColumbus, OH

Open Code Enforcement cases on vacant residential structures (about 2,100 open, roughly 1,800 new a year), including emergency board-ups and exterior violations, updated daily. Court status means the city has taken the owner to Environmental Court. The detail is the case category. No owner names.

Columbus open housing code casesColumbus, OH

Open housing code cases on structures, exteriors and interiors (about 4,600 open, roughly 9,000 new a year), updated daily. Interior cases are mostly tenant complaints, so they point to landlords. Court status means the case went to Environmental Court. No owner names.

Columbus open weeds and solid waste casesColumbus, OH

Open environmental health cases for tall weeds and trash (about 3,900 open, roughly 17,000 a year), updated daily. The detail says whether the property was found Occupied or not (Other), and unoccupied ones are usually vacant houses or lots. Weak alone; good for stacking. No owner names.

Columbus unsafe building and extreme hazard ordersColumbus, OH

Open Building and Zoning Services orders on houses and apartment buildings declared unsafe or an extreme hazard, often after a fire or collapse (about 560 open, roughly 300 new a year), updated daily. Owners must repair or demolish under the order. Some addresses are in suburbs Columbus serves (ZIP shows). No owner names.

Columbus emergency housing ordersColumbus, OH

Open emergency orders (no heat, no water, sewage, unsafe wiring and similar) issued by Code Enforcement, mostly on rentals (about 185 open, roughly 450 a year), updated daily. A landlord facing an emergency order has to fix it within days. No owner names.

Columbus vacant house survey (placarded and unplacarded)Columbus, OH

The city's running survey of vacant structures, kept by Code Enforcement and rechecked by inspectors (about 2,400 currently vacant; newest inspection 2026-10-21). Placard means the city posted the building as unfit for occupancy; the detail adds the inspector's condition grade (Good to Poor). No owner names.