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Code Violations Scraper - Distressed & Motivated Seller Leads

Motivated-seller leads from city code violations: owner name + mailing address, absentee-owner, tax-delinquency & foreclosure flags, 0-100 distress score. 15 verified sources (Chicago, NYC, Philly, Detroit +11) checked daily. Source-direct government data from $3/1,000.

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You can access the Code Violations Scraper - Distressed & Motivated Seller Leads programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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            "description": "Only return cases at or above this distress score. 0 = all. Try 60+ for hot motivated-seller leads.",
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Code Violations Scraper - Distressed & Motivated Seller Leads OpenAPI definition

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