BUILD launches online tool letting Kentuckians look up Lexington landlord code violations by address or name

A new Lexington-focused online database backed by BUILD gives the public a way to look up landlord code violations tied to specific properties, using either a street address or a landlord’s name, according to WKYT. The tool is intended to make it easier for residents to see what violations have been recorded and to check where those issues stand now.

WKYT reported that users can enter an address or type in a landlord’s name to pull up a list of code violations associated with that property. The database covers violations over the last three years, according to the report, and it also includes the current status of those items, rather than presenting them as an undifferentiated archive.

The release comes as Lexington residents and tenants continue to raise concerns about property conditions and enforcement of local housing standards. By structuring the information around both location and identity, the tool aims to reduce the time and effort it can take to connect a particular home to the regulatory record tied to it.

Under the approach described by WKYT, the database is built for practical use by non-experts. Instead of requiring users to know which office handled a particular case or to search across separate records, the tool is presented as a single entry point for property-related violation histories within the city.

BUILD’s push for the database centers on transparency and public access to enforcement information, the report said. The coverage of the past three years is presented as a balance between recency and enough history to show patterns in compliance or repeat problems.