L&I violations are normal on older Philadelphia houses. The notice might be an unsafe porch, missing smoke detectors, a rental license, fire damage, or work that was done without a permit. Owners assume they have to hire a contractor and pass a reinspection before any buyer will talk. That's often true if the buyer needs a mortgage. It isn't how a sale to us works.
We'll buy a house with the violations still open. You don't have to clear the list to ask for a price. We put the situation into the number, along with comps and taxes, and you'll have it in writing within 24 hours. You can take it, or keep the house and deal with L&I yourself. There's no fee to ask, and no agent commission if you sell to us.
A listing can fall apart when the buyer's lender or insurance company sees the violation. You can spend money on repairs and still not close. Selling as-is trades a maybe-higher retail price for a date you can plan around. We close at a local title company. Standard seller closing costs are usually in the offer. What you net is that number minus any mortgage or liens.
We see this most on vacant rowhomes in Kensington, Port Richmond, West Philadelphia, and North Philadelphia. Send the address even if you only have a photo of the notice and not the violation number. We're not the city. We can't close the case. We can buy the house while it's still open.
If you want to compare this with listing, there's a note on cash sale versus listing on this site. If you already know you don't want to repair, use the as-is page and put the street address in.