How do I find code violation lists in Buffalo, New York?
Buffalo code violation leads are free on data.buffalony.gov, the City of Buffalo's open data portal. Open the Code Violations dataset, filter the status to open cases, sort by date descending, and export the list as a CSV.
How do I pull code violations records step by step?
The City of Buffalo publishes every code violation issued by city inspectors in the Code Violations dataset on OpenData Buffalo, its official open data portal.
Go to OpenData Buffalo
Navigate to data.buffalony.gov, the City of Buffalo's official open data portal. Buffalo (Erie County) publishes its code violation cases here.
Open the Code Violations dataset
Search the portal for Code Violations (under Quality of Life), or go straight to the dataset page. Each row is one violation issued by city inspectors.
View the data table
The dataset opens in a spreadsheet-style explorer with columns like Case Number, Case Type, Status, and Address.
Filter and sort for fresh violations
In the Filters panel at the bottom, pick the Status column and set it to open cases if you only want unresolved violations. Then open the Date column menu and sort it descending so the newest violations are on top.
Export the list as a CSV
Click Export in the top right, keep Download file selected with the format set to CSV, and click Download.
Record the data
For each violation, capture the case number, case type, status, property address, city, ZIP code, the SBL number (Buffalo's parcel ID), and the violation date. The SBL lets you match the property in Erie County tax records to find the owner.
What property data does Erie County publish?
| Code Violations | data.buffalony.gov · Socrata · FREE |
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| Code Violation | 8,778 | 8,778 |
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