# Norfolk VA Delinquent Tax Liens: Owners & Amounts (`lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens`) Actor

Search Norfolk, Virginia delinquent property-tax records by owner, address, account or tax year. Get owners, addresses, tax, penalty, interest and total due in clean JSON. $0.015 per record.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens.md
- **Developed by:** [LienIntel - UCC & Secured Lending Intelligence.](https://apify.com/lienintel) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
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## Pricing

from $15.00 / 1,000 results

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# README

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## Norfolk VA Delinquent Tax Liens: Owners & Amounts

Search the City of Norfolk, Virginia Treasurer's public delinquent property-tax records and turn them into structured, billable leads. Filter by owner name, property address, tax account, parcel number, tax year or amount owed, and export clean JSON, CSV or Excel.

This is a **tax-lien lead dataset**, not a recorded UCC index. It lists real-estate parcels that are at least one quarter behind on City of Norfolk property taxes. The City Treasurer is the taxing authority; a formal tax lien may or may not already have been recorded on an individual parcel. Use the records for research and outreach, not as a title opinion.

Here is one real record from this actor.

```json
{
  "record_id": "632197",
  "account_number": "632197",
  "parcel_id": "40729900",
  "tax_year": "2026",
  "installment": null,
  "owner_name": "SMITH, ROBERT B JR & BERNICE B",
  "owner_type": "individual",
  "is_business": false,
  "property_address": "0534 DELAWARE AV",
  "city": "NORFOLK",
  "state": "VA",
  "tax_due": 20107.06,
  "penalty_due": 1944.95,
  "interest_due": 3682.98,
  "total_due": 25734.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "installment_count": 21,
  "latest_tax_year": "2026",
  "oldest_tax_year": "2021",
  "year_count": 6,
  "delinquency_bucket": "25000_plus",
  "lien_type": "property_tax",
  "lien_status": "delinquent",
  "secured_party_name": "CITY OF NORFOLK",
  "secured_party_type": "municipal_taxing_authority",
  "secured_party_source": "inferred_taxing_authority",
  "party_direction": "owner_debtor_city_creditor",
  "group_by": "account",
  "source": "City of Norfolk, Virginia Office of the City Treasurer",
  "source_url": "https://data.norfolk.gov/d/7qie-z5gv",
  "dataset_id": "7qie-z5gv",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-31T03:13:28.868Z",
  "confidence": 1
}
```

**[Input](https://apify.com/lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens/input-schema) | [Output](https://apify.com/lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens/output-schema) | [Pricing](https://apify.com/lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens/pricing)**

![Coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/Coverage-Norfolk%2C%20Virginia-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)
![Billing](https://img.shields.io/badge/Billing-Pay%20per%20result-brightgreen)

### Table of contents

- [What you get](#what-you-get)
- [Input and filters](#input-and-filters)
- [Use cases](#use-cases)
- [Coverage and freshness](#coverage-and-freshness)
- [Pricing](#pricing)
- [Comparison with other Apify actors](#comparison-with-other-apify-actors)
- [Related LienIntel actors](#related-lienintel-actors)
- [FAQ](#faq)
- [Run it through the Apify API](#run-it-through-the-apify-api)

### What you get

- **Owner name** as published, with a business/individual flag.
- **Property address** and City of Norfolk tax account number.
- **Parcel (biitem) number** for cross-checking assessment and deed records.
- **Tax year** and published installment detail.
- **Base tax, penalty and interest due**, plus total due.
- **Delinquency band** from under $1,000 to $25,000+.
- **Grouping options**: one record per account and tax year (default), one consolidated record per account across every published year, or one raw record per published installment.
- **Sorting** by largest balance, smallest balance, owner name or newest tax year.
- Flat snake_case fields, one record at a time, with no nested objects.

Each record can carry these 34 fields. A field the source does not publish for a record comes back as `null`.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `record_id` | string | Stable record key for the selected grouping |
| `account_number` | string | City of Norfolk tax account number |
| `parcel_id` | string | City of Norfolk parcel or biitem number |
| `tax_year` | string | Tax year of the delinquent balance |
| `installment` | string | Published installment number when grouping by installment |
| `owner_name` | string | Property owner name as published |
| `owner_type` | string | Owner type: organization, individual or unknown |
| `is_business` | boolean | Whether the owner name looks like an organization |
| `property_address` | string | Delinquent property street address |
| `city` | string | City of the property |
| `state` | string | US state of the property |
| `tax_due` | number | Base tax due in USD |
| `penalty_due` | number | Penalty due in USD |
| `interest_due` | number | Interest due in USD |
| `total_due` | number | Total tax, penalty and interest due in USD |
| `currency` | string | Currency of the amount fields |
| `installment_count` | integer | Number of published installment rows combined into the record |
| `latest_tax_year` | string | Newest tax year in the record |
| `oldest_tax_year` | string | Oldest tax year in the record |
| `year_count` | integer | Number of distinct tax years combined into the record |
| `delinquency_bucket` | string | Total-due band: under_1000, 1000_4999, 5000_9999, 10000_24999 or 25000_plus |
| `lien_type` | string | Lien family, property_tax |
| `lien_status` | string | Delinquency status, delinquent |
| `secured_party_name` | string | Taxing authority that holds the claim, inferred as CITY OF NORFOLK |
| `secured_party_type` | string | Type of the taxing authority |
| `secured_party_source` | string | How the secured party was established |
| `party_direction` | string | Party mapping used for this source |
| `group_by` | string | Grouping mode used for the record |
| `source` | string | Official public source name |
| `source_url` | string | Official public dataset page |
| `dataset_id` | string | Public dataset identifier |
| `observed_at` | string | Collection timestamp |
| `confidence` | integer | Parser confidence |
| `error` | string | Failure or no-data message, absent on success records |

### Input and filters

All inputs are optional.

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `ownerName` | string | no | (none) | Filter by property owner name. Partial names are supported, for example SMITH or HOLDINGS. Case is ignored. |
| `propertyAddress` | string | no | (none) | Filter by street address as published, for example GRANBY or 2805 EARLY. Partial addresses are supported. |
| `accountNumber` | string | no | (none) | Exact City of Norfolk tax account number or parcel (biitem) number, for example 630504 or 32464650. |
| `taxYear` | integer | no | (none) | Restrict to one tax year, for example 2026. Leave empty for all published years. |
| `minTotalDue` | number | no | (none) | Only return records whose total tax, penalty and interest due is at least this amount. |
| `maxTotalDue` | number | no | (none) | Only return records whose total tax, penalty and interest due is at most this amount. |
| `groupBy` | string | no | `"account_year"` | How to package the published installment rows. Account-year is one record per property and tax year. Account combines every year into one lead. Installment returns the raw published rows. Values: `account_year`, `account`, `installment`. |
| `sortBy` | string | no | `"total_desc"` | Order of the result set before the maximum-record cap is applied. Values: `total_desc`, `total_asc`, `owner_asc`, `year_desc`. |
| `maxRecords` | integer | no | `100` | Maximum number of billable records to return. Free Apify users receive up to 10 results per run. |

A working example to paste into the Input tab:

```json
{
  "ownerName": "SMITH",
  "minTotalDue": 1000,
  "maxRecords": 3,
  "groupBy": "account",
  "sortBy": "total_desc"
}
```

### Use cases

- Sum tax, penalty and interest due per Norfolk property and tax year, with individual or business owner flags.
- **Tax-lien investors and tax-sale buyers** screening Norfolk parcels by balance, owner and address.
- **Real-estate investors and wholesalers** looking for distressed or long-delinquent properties.
- **Collections, recovery and skip-trace teams** prioritizing owners with large municipal balances.
- **Property-tax consultants and attorneys** reviewing delinquency history and payment patterns.

### Coverage and freshness

- **Jurisdiction:** City of Norfolk, Virginia (independent city).
- **What is included:** real-estate parcels at least one quarter behind on City of Norfolk property taxes. The City notes that the data does not include nuisance-abatement liens and should not be relied on for title examination or closing requirements.
- **Freshness:** the Treasurer updates the dataset frequently as payments are processed. Always re-run for the current balance.
- **Last verified:** 2026-10-31.

### 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 record 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 records costs $1.503.

- Apify asks for a maximum spend of at least $0.018 per run on this actor.
- Accounts on the free Apify plan receive up to 10 results per run.
- If nothing matches or the source fails, you get one row with an `error` field and 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

No dedicated actor for this source on the Apify Store as of November 2026. We searched the public Store on 2026-11-06 with queries including "Norfolk tax", "Norfolk delinquent" and "Norfolk lien", and we reviewed the listings for this source and data type. Store listings change, so run the same search before you rely on this.

### Related LienIntel actors

Other public LienIntel actors for the same buyer:

- [Allegheny County PA Tax Liens: Dockets, Amounts & Assignees](https://apify.com/lienintel/allegheny-county-pa-tax-liens): delinquent property tax records in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- [Baltimore City MD Tax Lien Certificates: Owners & Amounts](https://apify.com/lienintel/baltimore-city-md-tax-lien-certificates): delinquent property tax records in Baltimore City, Maryland
- [Clermont County OH Delinquent Tax Liens: Owners & Amounts](https://apify.com/lienintel/clermont-county-oh-delinquent-tax-liens): delinquent property tax records in Clermont County, Ohio
- [Cochise County AZ Tax Lien Parcels: Owners & Amounts](https://apify.com/lienintel/cochise-county-az-tax-liens): delinquent property tax records in Cochise County, Arizona

### FAQ

**Is this a list of recorded tax liens?**

No. It is the City Treasurer's delinquent property-tax list. Delinquency can lead to a tax lien or tax sale, but the dataset does not publish a recorded instrument number or a guarantee that a lien has been filed. If you need recorded instruments, use a recorder or circuit-court index.

**Does it include owner phone numbers or emails?**

No. It includes the published owner name and property address only. Use a separate skip-trace or contact-enrichment step if you need phone or email.

**Can I get one row per property instead of one per tax year?**

Yes. Set `groupBy` to `account`. The actor combines every published year and installment into one record with latest year, oldest year, year count and total due.

**Why is there a `CITY OF NORFOLK` secured party on every record?**

The Treasurer is the taxing authority that holds the delinquency claim. The actor records that as an inferred secured party and marks the source as `inferred_taxing_authority`. No private lender is invented.

**Are amounts final?**

No. Payments, deferrals, relief programs and adjustments can change a balance after the dataset is published. Re-run before relying on a number.

**Is this an FCRA consumer report?**

No. It is public-record research and workflow data.

**Can I filter by neighborhood or ZIP?**

The source publishes street addresses, not ZIP codes. Use the address filter for a street or area name.

### Run it through the Apify API

Replace `<TOKEN>` with your Apify API token.

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lienintel~norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ownerName": "SMITH", "minTotalDue": 1000, "maxRecords": 3, "groupBy": "account", "sortBy": "total_desc"}'
```

With the Apify CLI:

```bash
apify call lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens --input '{"ownerName": "SMITH", "minTotalDue": 1000, "maxRecords": 3, "groupBy": "account", "sortBy": "total_desc"}'
```

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

***

*LienIntel is an independent data provider and is not affiliated with any government office named on this page. Records are public and are provided for research and workflow automation. This is not a certified search and not a consumer report under the FCRA.*

# Actor input Schema

## `ownerName` (type: `string`):

Filter by property owner name. Partial names are supported, for example SMITH or HOLDINGS. Case is ignored.

## `propertyAddress` (type: `string`):

Filter by street address as published, for example GRANBY or 2805 EARLY. Partial addresses are supported.

## `accountNumber` (type: `string`):

Exact City of Norfolk tax account number or parcel (biitem) number, for example 630504 or 32464650.

## `taxYear` (type: `integer`):

Restrict to one tax year, for example 2026. Leave empty for all published years.

## `minTotalDue` (type: `number`):

Only return records whose total tax, penalty and interest due is at least this amount.

## `maxTotalDue` (type: `number`):

Only return records whose total tax, penalty and interest due is at most this amount.

## `groupBy` (type: `string`):

How to package the published installment rows. Account-year is one record per property and tax year. Account combines every year into one lead. Installment returns the raw published rows.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of the result set before the maximum-record cap is applied.

## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of billable records to return. Free Apify users receive up to 10 results per run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "groupBy": "account_year",
  "sortBy": "total_desc",
  "maxRecords": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lienintel/norfolk-va-delinquent-tax-liens"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/k1YrNyUYRrTePA6v8/builds/kpFKof2uUYo5zhIDd/openapi.json