Building Code Violations Data: Open Cases by Address

Building code violations by address from Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and New York City in one schema. Rows show violation code, description and status, so you can find open problems at a property across four large cities.

Here is one real record from this actor.

{
  "buildingSignalId": "5b0f198269ae2499",
  "jurisdiction": "Chicago, IL",
  "programName": "Chicago Building Violations",
  "recordType": "building_violation",
  "violationId": "7562517",
  "violationDate": "2026-10-29",
  "violationCode": "EV1110",
  "violationStatus": "OPEN",
  "violationDescription": "MAINTAIN OR REPAIR ELECT ELEVA",
  "ordinance": "Failed to maintain electric elevator equipment provided at premises in safe and sound working condition. (13-196-590, 13-196-630(b), 18-30-001)",
  "inspectionStatus": "FAILED",
  "inspectionCategory": "PERIODIC",
  "department": "Elevator",
  "inspectionNumber": "14390098",
  "addressStreet": "839 W Sheridan Rd",
  "city": "Chicago",
  "state": "IL",
  "latitude": 41.9526146743,
  "longitude": -87.6511952798,
  "country": "US",
  "source": "City of Chicago Department of Buildings",
  "observedAt": "2026-11-02T20:06:53.178Z"
}

Input | Output | Pricing

Table of contents

• What you get
• Input and filters
• Use cases
• Coverage and freshness
• Pricing
• Comparison with other Apify actors
• Related BuildingSignal actors
• FAQ
• Run it through the Apify API

What you get

Each record can carry these 43 fields. A field the source does not publish for a record comes back as null.

Field	Type	Description
buildingSignalId	string	Stable BuildingSignal building ID (same building across years and runs)
jurisdiction	string	City, county, state or province of the program
programName	string	Name of the disclosure or compliance program
recordType	string	Type of record
violationId	string	Violation ID
violationDate	string	Violation date
violationCode	string	Violation code
violationStatus	string	Violation status
violationDescription	string	Violation description
ordinance	string	Ordinance text
inspectionStatus	string	Inspection status
inspectionCategory	string	Inspection or certificate category
department	string	Department / bureau
inspectionNumber	string	Inspection number
addressStreet	string	Street address
city	string	City
state	string	State or province
latitude	number	Latitude
longitude	number	Longitude
country	string	Country code (US or CA)
source	string	Official source program or agency
observedAt	string	When this record was collected (ISO timestamp)
caseNumber	string	Case number
caseDate	string	Case opened date
caseType	string	Case type
caseSubtype	string	Case subtype
agency	string	Agency
status	string	Status
open	boolean	True while the case is open
lastUpdated	string	Last updated
neighborhood	string	Neighborhood
area	string	Area office
zip	string	ZIP or postal code
parcelId	string	Tax parcel / lot identifier (BBL, SSL, APN, folio, etc.)
violationNumber	string	Violation number
violationType	string	Violation type
remarks	string	Violation remarks
deviceType	string	Device type
deviceNumber	string	Device number
cycleEndDate	string	Inspection cycle end date
borough	string	NYC borough
bin	string	NYC Building Identification Number (BIN)
bbl	string	NYC Borough-Block-Lot tax lot ID

Input and filters

All inputs are optional.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
sources	array	no	(none)	Which sources to include. Leave empty for all. Values: chicago_violations, cincy_code, la_code, nyc_safety_violations.
sinceDate	string	no	(none)	Only records issued or opened on or after this date. Leave empty for all.
statusContains	array	no	(none)	Keep records whose status contains any of these words, e.g. Active, Open, Unsafe, Expired.
categoryContains	array	no	(none)	Keep records whose type or category contains any of these words.
zipCodes	array	no	(none)	Only records in these ZIP or postal codes (where published).
keyword	string	no	(none)	Only records containing this text anywhere (address, name, type, description...).
maxRecords	integer	no	50	Maximum number of violations to return. Free Apify plans are limited to 10 per run.

A working example to paste into the Input tab:

{
  "sinceDate": "2026-10-01",
  "maxRecords": 25
}

Use cases

• Flag open violations during property due diligence in any of the four cities.
• Find properties with elevator, electrical or structural violations for licensed trades.
• Compare enforcement activity across cities by violation type.

Coverage and freshness

Program: Chicago Building Violations. Publisher: City of Chicago Department of Buildings. Area in this example record: Chicago, IL. Each run reads the current official publication, so a scheduled run picks up new releases when the agency publishes them. Fields the program does not publish come back as null.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the current Apify prices, read on 2026-11-06.

Event	Price	When it is charged
result	$0.015	Each violation delivered to your dataset
apify-actor-start	$0.003	When a run starts, once per GB of run memory with a minimum of one

At the default 512 MB, a run that delivers 100 violations costs $1.503.

• Accounts on the free Apify plan receive up to 10 results per run.
• If nothing matches your filters, no results are charged. If the source cannot be read before any result is saved, you get one row with an error field, and that row carries no result charge. The start event still applies to the run.
• Set a maximum cost per run and the actor stops delivering results when it reaches that limit.

Comparison with other Apify actors

Other developers list actors that cover this source or part of it. This coverage comes from the public Apify Store listings on 2026-11-06 and can change.

Actor	What the listing covers
This actor	Building Code Violations Data
permitdata/us-code-violations-scraper	City code violations from 15 sources, naming Chicago and NYC
radiant_opuntia/code-violations-alerts	Violation alerts naming NYC, Chicago and Cincinnati
datapenguin/code-violation-leads	Code violations from 11 places, naming NYC, LA, Chicago and Cincinnati
gazidev/code-violation-leads	Code violations naming NYC, Chicago and Los Angeles

This actor returns the 43 output fields listed above. We did not run the other actors, so this table makes no claim about their output, speed or reliability. Other listings that also name this source: j0401/us-code-violations, maniginam/city-building-permits-code-violations, nerolabs/code-violation-leads.

Related BuildingSignal actors

Other public BuildingSignal actors for the same buyer:

• Vacant Building Registry Data: Vacant & Abandoned Properties: code and vacancy records
• Certificates of Occupancy Feed: Newly Completed Buildings: certificates of occupancy
• Allentown PA Rental Licenses: Licensed Rental Units & Parcels: rental registry data
• Baton Rouge Fire Inspections: Inspected Businesses & Sites: building safety records

FAQ

Where does the data come from?

From official public records and open-data disclosures published by the government programs named on this page. BuildingSignal standardizes them into one consistent schema. Always confirm critical decisions with the issuing agency.

Can I use it with my CRM or BI tool?

Yes. Export to CSV, Excel or JSON, call it through the Apify API, or connect it with the Make, Zapier, n8n or Google Sheets integrations.

What can I filter by?

The input accepts sources, sinceDate, statusContains, categoryContains, zipCodes and keyword. The Input and filters section explains each one.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Create an Apify schedule for the actor, then send the dataset to your database, a spreadsheet or a webhook.

Run it through the Apify API

Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/buildingsignal~building-code-violations-data/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sinceDate": "2026-10-01", "maxRecords": 25}'

With the Apify CLI:

$apify call buildingsignal/building-code-violations-data --input '{"sinceDate": "2026-10-01", "maxRecords": 25}'

Every run writes to a dataset that you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the Storage tab or through the Apify API.

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BuildingSignal is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any government agency or program named on this page. Data comes from official public records; always confirm critical decisions with the issuing agency.