This week's code-violation brief · South Florida

Code enforcement and clerk-record signals across Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and the Keys.

Brief generated Jul 16, 2026. Records refresh hourly; brief refreshes daily.

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This week's shape

South Florida this week is still heavy on Miami-Dade foreclosed-property checks, a cluster of unsafe-structure hearings, and a smaller set of abandonment and demolition-related cases. The best calls are the ones showing either a fresh open inspection, a hearing-stage structure case, or a foreclosure-registry item on a residential block that can still turn into a deal or a problem fast.

Market signals

Signal	Total records	This brief	Access
Code Case	3,768	272	Sign in or create account
Code Compliance	1,571	233	Sign in or create account
Building Code Case	1,302	103	Sign in or create account
Code Violation	1,859	76	Sign in or create account
Open	1,098	63	Sign in or create account

This week we saw 600 signal-level rows across this market. Free email shows 5 ranked leads; Operator unlocks the full feed, CSV export, and live dashboard.

Top-ranked examples

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#	Type	City	Status	Address	Owner	Why it matters	Access
1	Building Code Case	—	Open	2xx NE 29 ST, FORT LAUDERDALE	RUBICON INVESTMENTS LLC	This is the cleanest distress signal in the batch: active demolition work without permit on a single-family property. That usually means a messy timeline, a motivated owner, or a project that has already gone sideways.	Sign in
2	Unsafe Structure	—	Violation	1xx S STATE ROAD 7 ROAD, Fort Lauderdale	owner withheld	Unsafe structure in Fort Lauderdale is a direct call item, especially when it is already at violation stage. These are the kinds of cases that can force a sale, a rehab, or a teardown conversation.	Sign in
3	Unsafe Structure	—	REPAIR OR DEMOLISH (A) 2-STORY CBS / WOOD FRAME COMMERCIAL BLDG	2xx NW 48 ST 6	owner withheld	This is already at the Miami-Dade unsafe-structures board stage, which is where the pressure gets real. Hearing-stage commercial distress is worth a call because owners often need a quick plan, capital, or a buyer who can move on risk.	Sign in
4	Unsafe Structure	—	unsafe structures board hearing agenda	2xx NW 48 ST 1	owner withheld	Same property cluster, same hearing-stage pressure, and the owner of record is public-sector housing. Multiple related entries usually mean the issue is material, not cosmetic.	Sign in
5	Unsafe Structure	—	unsafe structures board hearing agenda	9xx S DADELAND BLVD 2	owner withheld	Commercial garage and building repair-or-demolish language is the sort of enforcement that can create a transaction opening. The presence of a hearing agenda entry makes it actionable now, not later.	Sign in

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What’s new in coverage

More Broward and Palm Beach feeds were usable this week, and the Miami-Dade unsafe-structure and foreclosure-related sources were more active than usual. That means more hearing-stage and early-stage pressure signals across South Florida, not just routine cleanup cases.

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