City of Chicago

Vacant and Abandoned Buildings - Violations

Name: Vacant and Abandoned Buildings - Violations
Creator: City of Chicago

Violations issued on vacant and abandoned buildings in Chicago, specifically on properties owned by financial institutions. Each record identifies the financial institution owner and the property's street address.

Example records

Namelegal entity	Street Addressaddress	Full Namelegal entity	Full Addressaddress	Docket Numberidentifier	Violation Numberregistration	Issued Datetemporal	Issuing Departmentrole	Last Hearing Datetemporal	Violation Typeclassification	Disposition Descriptionstatus	Total Finesfinancial
CHASE REO GROUP LLC,	6208 S MORGAN	CHASE REO GROUP LLC,	6208 S MORGAN	16CP013967	P004965221\|P004965222\|P004965223\|P004965224\|P00496	02/24/2016	POLICE	04/01/2016 09:00:00 AM	13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant buil	Default - Liable by prove-up	4300
REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO,	2248 W 50	REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO,	2248 W 50	14CP166894	P004633943\|P004633943\|P004633944\|P004633944\|P00463	11/07/2014	POLICE	02/06/2015 09:00:00 AM	13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant buil	City non-suit	0
CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC,	5631 S ARTESIAN	CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC,	5631 S ARTESIAN	12CP025118	P003265660\|P003265661\|P003265662\|P003265663	04/09/2012	POLICE	05/04/2012 09:00:00 AM	13-12-125 Duty to secure and maintain vacant buil	City non-suit	0

Use cases

Bank Counterparty Property Liability Screening

A credit analyst at a correspondent bank evaluating a financial institution as a counterparty checks whether that institution has accumulated unresolved municipal violations on REO properties, which may signal poor asset management practices or hidden balance sheet liabilities not captured in financial statements.

NameCurrent Amount DueDisposition DescriptionIssued DateTotal Fines

REO Portfolio Risk Underwriting

A title insurance underwriter assessing a property before issuing a policy searches the address against violation records to determine whether the current or prior institutional owner left open enforcement actions that could cloud title or trigger municipal liens at closing.

Street AddressNameDisposition DescriptionCurrent Amount DueLocation

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Institutional Owners

A financial crimes investigator examining whether a bank or its subsidiaries are systematically abandoning foreclosed properties across a city maps violation counts and unpaid fines by institution to identify whether the pattern reflects deliberate avoidance of maintenance obligations rather than isolated incidents.

NameViolation NumberTotal FinesTotal PaidCurrent Amount Due