Detroit blight ticket lookup
Enter any Detroit address and see what the city has on file: open blight tickets, judgment balances, hearing dates, Certificate of Compliance status, water debt, and more. Pulled live from City of Detroit records.
Free. No signup. Works on any Detroit address, including ones you don't own.
7 open violations.
$2,340 owed.
4212 Sample St · scanned in 5 seconds
Your result and action plan appear here. About 5 seconds.
What the city already knows about the address.
Detroit does not warn owners before ticketing a property. The ticket goes on the docket, the hearing happens with or without you, and an unpaid judgment attaches to the property itself. Owners who live out of state, or just out of the neighborhood, often learn about a ticket months later, when it has already grown into a lien.
This lookup shows you every blight ticket with its status and balance, whether the property has a valid Certificate of Compliance, water debt that can become a lien, demolition history, open permits, and more. If something is on record, the results tell you what to handle first and how.
About the lookup.
Detroit Compliance surfaces public municipal data. Not affiliated with the City of Detroit or the DAH. Not legal advice.
How do I look up blight tickets on a Detroit property?
Type the street address into the search box above. The lookup checks the City of Detroit's live records, including the Department of Appeals and Hearings blight docket, and shows every ticket on file with its status and balance, usually in about 5 seconds.
Is the Detroit blight ticket lookup free?
Yes. The lookup is free, with no signup and no credit card. It shows open violations, balances, deadlines, and a plain-English action plan. A full written report for closings and lenders is available separately for $29.
Which city records does the lookup check?
It checks 11 City of Detroit databases: DAH blight tickets, BSEED Certificate of Compliance, the rental registry, the tax assessment roll, parcel records, DWSD water balances, demolitions, permits, lead clearance, pre-sale inspections, and the vacant property registry.
Can I look up a property I don't own?
Yes. These are public records, so you can check any Detroit address, including a property you are thinking about buying. Blight judgments attach to the property and transfer to the new owner, so checking before closing matters.
What should I do if the lookup finds violations?
Start with deadlines. Tickets with an upcoming hearing date or inside the 21-day appeal window can still be contested or reduced. The results page orders your findings by what to handle first and links a plain-English guide for each violation code.
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Monitoring rescans your properties against every city record daily and alerts you the moment something new lands. For citywide numbers, see the Detroit blight ticket statistics.