Renter-facing public record
80 Austin rental properties are on the city's Repeat Offender list
Austin Code registers a rental property here after a documented pattern of chronic code violations. This page tracks every registered property, ranks them by violations per unit so a big complex is not unfairly punished just for being big, and — because we record this dataset every day instead of only looking at it once — shows whether each one is getting better or worse over time.
Coverage: Registered multifamily properties, City of Austin. Every property currently in the city’s dataset is loaded here — this is the complete registry, not a sample.
What being on this list actually means
What it does mean
- Austin Code found a documented pattern of violations at this property — typically two or more uncorrected violations of dangerous or unlivable conditions within 24 months, five or more such violations regardless of whether they were fixed, or two or more citations.
- The owner is legally required to register, pay a fee, and submit to regular inspections.
- Most properties stay registered for a minimum of two years. A smaller number — the “5-year tier” shown on each property page — carry the longer, more serious registration term.
What it does not mean
- It is not proof your specific unit is unsafe today. Check the property’s active violations count — a property can still be registered while currently showing zero open violations.
- It is not a complete list of problem landlords in Austin — only properties that crossed this program’s specific registration threshold appear here.
- It is not necessarily current. Check the “as of” date above and the property’s own last-updated date before drawing a conclusion.
Registry totals
No sync has completed yet, so there are no registry totals to show. This is not the same as zero properties being on the list — check back once the first sync finishes.
Ranked: every property currently on the list
No sync has completed yet, so this table is empty rather than showing a real ranking. Check back once the first sync finishes.
Who is trending up, who is trending down
This is the one thing the city’s own dataset cannot tell you, because it only ever shows the current snapshot. We record this dataset every day, so every property page below carries its own history of violation counts and fine balances over time — whether that history is a week long or a year long.
No sync has completed yet, so there is no trajectory to report. Check back once tracking starts.
Entering and leaving the program
New on the registry
First appeared in our records in the last 90 days.
No longer on the city’s active list
Stopped appearing in the city’s feed as of our most recent sync. The dataset does not say why — resolved violations, sale, demolition and program exit all look identical here.
Sponsor placement
Advertising on this page is sold as run-of-site inventory only. No property or owner named above can buy placement, removal, or preferential treatment on this page — sponsorship has no effect on ranking, inclusion, or the data shown.
Map of every property on the list
Colored by active violations per unit. Click any pin for the property’s name and violation count, and a link to its full page.
- 0.15+ active violations per unit
- 0.05–0.15 active violations per unit
- Above zero, under 0.05 per unit
- Zero active violations currently reported
- Not reported by Austin Code
Frequently asked questions
- What does it mean if my apartment complex is on the Repeat Offender list?
- It means Austin Code documented a pattern of code violations at the property serious enough to require the owner to register in the Repeat Offender Program — typically two or more uncorrected violations of conditions that are dangerous or affect habitability within a 24-month window, five or more such violations regardless of whether they were fixed, or two or more citations. It does not automatically mean your specific unit is unsafe today. Check the property’s active violation count and last-changed date on its page here — a registered property with zero currently-reported active violations has resolved the issues Austin Code most recently confirmed, even though it remains on the list for its required registration term.
- How does a property get on the Repeat Offender Program?
- Austin Code registers a multi-family or non-owner-occupied rental property after it accumulates two or more uncorrected notices of violation for dangerous or uninhabitable conditions in 24 months, five or more such notices regardless of correction, or two or more citations. Owners must register within 14 days and the property is inspected regularly for as long as it remains on the list.
- Is this a complete list of bad landlords in Austin?
- No. This is only the set of properties that met the Repeat Offender Program’s specific registration threshold and were formally enrolled by Austin Code — a narrow, high-bar subset of all rental code complaints in the city. A property with real problems that has not yet crossed that threshold will not appear here.
- How often is this page updated?
- This page reads a database synced from the City of Austin’s own repeat-offender dataset. Every property page shows exactly when its record was last refreshed and when it last actually changed — those are two different dates, and a property that has not changed in months will say so.
How this page is built
Every property, owner name, violation count and fine balance above comes directly from the City of Austin’s own Repeat Offender Registrations dataset ( data.austintexas.gov, dataset 86z9-i27i). We do not investigate properties independently or add our own violations; we republish the city’s record, ranked and, uniquely, tracked day over day so a reader can see direction of change rather than a single frozen snapshot. Most owners here are business entities, an LLC, LP or corporation that holds the property. A few are private individuals, named the same way, because the registration is public record either way and the programme exists to make chronic violators known. See individual code complaints for a broader, unfiltered view of complaint activity across the city.
Think something here is wrong?
This page republishes the city’s registry as of the last successful sync, and the city’s record can change before ours does. If you own or manage a property listed here and your registration or violation count has changed, tell us and we will re-check it against the city’s data and correct the page. We do not remove accurate records, and placement here has never been for sale.