Scottsdale property report,
by address.

Search Scottsdale code violations and building permits by street or address. See the violation or permit, its status, the work, and the dates, straight from City of Scottsdale GIS. This is the property history paid lookup sites charge for, free and in your browser.

City

Scottsdale, AZ

Source

City of Scottsdale GIS

Records

Code Violations · Building Permits

Cost

Free · No signup

One of 30 cities with a searchable list. Code violation lists by city.

Scottsdale code complaints received since 2021-09, about 18,900 rows. Closed complaints only: open complaints are not published, and every row's status begins with CLOSED. No result means no closed complaint on file, not that the property has no open violation. The street is split across columns: with a house number, '4201 N Hayden Rd' is matched as 4201 on StreetNumber and 'Hayden' on StreetName (one leading direction and one common street type are dropped; a street named South or North keeps its name, so '2600 South Blvd' is matched as 'South'; a lettered street keeps its letter, so '1700 E Q St' is matched as 1700 on StreetNumber and 'Q' on StreetName; a house number plus one stray word with no street type, such as '100 E' or '100 %', is searched as typed against StreetName and finds no rows). Without a house number the name alone gets the same trimming, so 'Hayden Rd' is matched as 'Hayden' on StreetName.

Enter a Scottsdale street name or address above to pull its code violations and building permits on file. This is the kind of property history paid lookup services charge for, read straight from the city's open data.

Covers properties inside the City of Scottsdale. Neighboring Maricopa County cities such as Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe, and unincorporated county areas, keep their own records.

Source: City of Scottsdale GIS. Public record (City of Scottsdale). Code complaints and building permits are tables on the City of Scottsdale's own map server. The code-complaint table starts in September 2021 and lists closed complaints only.

Who pulls a property report

Buyers and renters check a property for open code cases and unpermitted work before they commit. Homeowners confirm a contractor pulled the permit they paid for, and that it closed. Neighbors look up a problem property near them. Investors, agents, and inspectors fold the violation and permit history into due diligence. Paid services charge per report for these public records; the city's data is open, so this tool is free.

Questions, with answers

Scottsdale property report: common questions

What is in a property report?

Two public records for a Scottsdale property: the code-enforcement violations reported against it and the building permits pulled for work on it. Together they show open code cases, what was built or repaired and when, and, where the city records it, who did the work.

How current is this data?

It is pulled live from City of Scottsdale GIS each time you search; nothing is cached on our end. The coverage line under each tab states the exact span that dataset covers, so you always know how fresh the records are.

Why isn't my address showing anything?

Only properties with a record on file appear. Many properties have no open violation and no recent permit, which is normal, not an error. Try the street name on its own, or a nearby address, and check both tabs.

Is a code violation the same as an open problem?

A violation is a case the city opened. Its status (open, closed, or resolved) tells you where it stands, so read the status on each record instead of assuming a listed violation is still active.

Is this every permit and violation?

It is what City of Scottsdale GIS publishes openly, which is the city's own record. For the certified file, or for very recent activity that has not synced yet, use the official city portal linked under the results.

How is this different from a parcel lookup?

Parcel lookup answers who owns a property and its assessed value, from the county. A property report answers what has happened to the building, from the city: violations and permits. They complement each other.

Scottsdale property report,by address.