Last updated September 4, 2026
Can I sell a house with liens or code violations in Broward County?
Short answer: yes. Liens are paid from the proceeds at closing and open code cases are either cured or disclosed and priced.
For sellers
Pricing a home is a skill. Start with the current competition and recent closed sales.
43% of active single-family houses listings in Broward County have a recorded asking price below their original list price.
The data comes from the segment and recorded fields available in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS feed, as of the date shown. Gia Freer, Broker of Record, turns comparable sales and current competition into one written pricing opinion for your home, with the reasoning, before it goes live.
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Ask Ava about this dataPrice my home correctlySelling as-is is not a niche route here: 59.5% of Broward County house sales and 61.8% of condominium sales in the last twelve months were listed as-is, and as-is houses closed at $349 per square foot against $354 for standard sales, on BeachesMLS data retrieved September 4, 2026. What kills these sales is a surprise at the title search three weeks before closing, not the lien itself.
As-is against standard sales, measured
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses sold as-is | 7,110 | $625,000 | $349 | 43 | 4.5% | 21.2% |
| Houses sold standard | 4,843 | $633,000 | $354 | 46 | 5.1% | 25.1% |
| Condos sold as-is | 6,665 | $247,000 | $227 | 71 | 7.7% | 52.7% |
| Condos sold standard | 4,119 | $279,000 | $242 | 79 | 8.1% | 52.9% |
Based on information from BeachesMLS, retrieved September 4, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings are provided for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
The as-is discount for houses is $5 per square foot on the median, and 43 days to contract against 46. The condition of the house sets most of that gap, not the words on the listing. Buyers paid cash on 21.2% of as-is house sales.
Fixers against updated houses
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses listed as fixers | 144 | $389,000 | $273 | 25 | 7.7% | 61.1% |
| Houses listed as updated or remodeled | 1,183 | $740,000 | $388 | 43 | 4.6% | 21.3% |
| All houses | 11,953 | $630,000 | $351 | 44 | 4.8% | 22.8% |
Based on information from BeachesMLS, retrieved September 4, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings are provided for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Houses their listing agents called fixers sold in a median of 25 days with 61.1% cash buyers, at $273 per square foot; updated houses drew $388. A house with open code cases usually sits between the two, and the lien balance is what shifts it, because it comes off the top of the proceeds.
Last month against the month before
August 2026 closed 932 houses in Broward County at a median of $655,000, against 1,105 at $655,000 in July 2026. Condominiums and townhouses: 802 at $255,000 against 991 at $247,000. Median days to contract for houses moved from 31 to 38. One month is a reading, not a trend; the twelve-month table above is what we price from.
The three moves, in order
- Order the title search now, not at contract. Every recorded lien, fine and open permit surfaces in writing before a buyer sees the home.
- Get written payoff figures for each lien and ask the municipality what it takes to close each code case; some are cheaper to cure than to price.
- Price from as-is closed sales that match, with the lien payoffs in the net sheet, and decide cure or disclose line by line.
Who else you need, and what we do not do
A Florida real estate attorney or title company for the lien search and payoff negotiation; the city or county code enforcement office for the status and cure of each case; a licensed contractor for permit close-outs. We coordinate the sale side.
This page covers the real-estate side only. It is not legal, tax or insurance advice. Deadlines, notices and the treatment of debts on your title are set by the documents and by the agencies and courts involved; confirm your own dates and figures with them or with a Florida attorney before acting.
Related, for Broward County owners: what is my home worth; how we sell a home; probate real estate in Broward County; Broward County market report; the same page for Palm Beach County.
Gia Freer, our Broker of Record, has been licensed in Florida since 2000 (BK689801) and prepares every opinion of value personally. PBP Real Estate, LLC, Boca Raton.
Start with the number
A written comparative market analysis of your Broward County home from our own BeachesMLS data, prepared by hand by our Broker of Record, with the sales it rests on attached, and a net sheet showing what reaches you. Use the form below, or call (561) 395-8418.
A practical first step
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Share the property and your timing. Gia will review it personally and tell you what information she needs before preparing a written opinion of value.
Can I sell a house with liens or code violations in Broward County: questions
Do I have to pay off liens before I list?
No. Liens are settled from the proceeds at closing through the title company. What you must do before listing is know every balance in writing, so the net sheet is real and the buyer's title search holds no surprises.
Do as-is houses sell in Broward County?
Constantly. 59.5% of Broward County house sales in the last twelve months were listed as-is, closing at a median $625,000 in 43 days. As-is means the seller will not make repairs; it does not remove the duty to disclose known defects.
Can I sell with an open code violation?
Yes, disclosed and priced, or cured first. Many buyers, especially the cash buyers who took 21.2% of as-is house sales, will close with an open case if the fine balance is known and covered at closing. The code office confirms what closes each case; we show you what each route does to your net.
Will a lien reduce what I walk away with?
Yes, by its payoff amount, which is why it belongs in the net sheet on day one rather than as a deduction discovered at closing. Some liens can be negotiated; that is attorney or title-company work, and it happens before contract.
Does PBP give legal advice on liens?
No. We handle the real-estate side and coordinate with your attorney or title company, who handle the lien and code questions.
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