Greenacres · Palm Beach County
We Buy Houses in Greenacres, As They Sit
Greenacres was founded in 1923 by Lawrence Carter Swain, and the median home here was built in 1987. No listing, no showings, no repairs, and you pick the closing date.
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- 15,249
- Households
- 66.5%
- Owner-occupied
- 33.5%
- Rented
Source: U.S. Census, table B25003, ACS 2020 to 2024, checked Oct 27, 2026
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What's specific here
Selling a House in Greenacres: What Is Actually Different
Public information with the source next to it, not a paragraph that sounds local.
Lawrence Carter Swain gathered about 1,000 acres here in the 1920s and divided them into plats; Plat II, laid out half a mile west of Military Trail, became the City's Original Section and still exists. Incorporated in 1926 as Greenacres City, it was nearly destroyed by the hurricanes of 1926 and 1928, lost its charter in 1945 and was reincorporated in 1947, and through annexation it has grown from 263 acres to 3,724.8. The median home dates from 1987 and 21% predate 1980; parts of the Original Section and other areas still use septic tanks. We buy as the house sits.
About two of every three of Greenacres' 15,249 occupied homes (66.5%) are lived in by their owners. Half of those owners moved in by 2014, and about a third of owner households (34%) are headed by someone 65 or older, so the house often reaches us through an estate in probate at the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit; we work alongside the estate's attorney and pay that attorney at closing. The other third are rented, so the seller may be a landlord with a tenant in place, or an owner whose payments slipped: we bring in foreclosure attorneys and handle the bank ourselves.
Before closing, the title company orders the City Clerk's lien search: a flat $90, answered in one to three business days, covering outstanding solid waste fees, code cases and violations, and open building permits. Water and sewer are coordinated with the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, so that account is checked separately. Code cases go before a special magistrate, whose recorded fine is a lien on the land; it can be reduced only once the property complies and owes the City nothing, and never below 3% of the balance on a homestead or 10% otherwise. We read all of it before the offer, and any balance shows as a line before you sign.
- Neighborhoods we buy in
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- The Original Section, Plat II, laid out one-half mile west of Military Trail↗
- Landmarks
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- Samuel J. Ferreri Community Park, on Jog Road, the primary venue for many of the City's community events↗
- Freedom Park, on Pinehurst Drive↗
- Ira Van Bullock Park, on Perry Avenue↗
- Veterans Memorial Park, on Purdy Lane↗
- Greenacres Community Center, on Swain Boulevard↗
- Greenacres City Hall, in the Municipal Complex off Melaleuca Lane completed in July 2007↗
- Fire Station 94, Greenacres Fire Rescue headquarters on South Jog Road↗
- Main roads
- School district
- The School District of Palm Beach County, the county-wide district Source
- The houses themselves
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- 1987Median year builtSource
- 21%Built before 1980Source
- 2014Typical owner has been in the house sinceSource
- 34%Owner households headed by someone 65 or olderSource
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five-year estimates for 2020 to 2024, checked Oct 27, 2026.
- Before closing in Greenacres
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- The City Clerk's Office processes lien searches after obtaining information from the Finance and Building Departments; a search includes any outstanding solid waste collection fees, code cases and violations, and open building permits. Resolution No. 2021-12 set a single fee of $90 with a response within 1 to 3 business days, requests are made and paid online, one form per request, and a company that paid for a search may request one free update for the same address within 90 days. Source
- Every owner of residential property in the City must pay the solid waste assessment for each residential unit, billed with the property tax payable from November; effective October 1, 2026 curbside pickup is assessed at $277.30 a year. Source
- The City's Utilities Element coordinates water and sewer with the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department and counts reserved capacity against the Palm Beach County water and sewer system; existing septic tanks may remain in service until central service is available, the City promotes converting wells and septic tanks to central service, and it continues to analyze public sewer for the original section and other developed areas still on septic tanks. Source
- A special magistrate can fine up to $250 a day for a first violation and $500 a day for a repeat ($5,000 per violation if irreparable or irreversible); a recorded order is a lien on the land and on the violator's other property, and a fine keeps accruing until the property complies. Source
- A lien reduction requires the property to be in total compliance with an affidavit of compliance, free of all debts to the City including taxes, and the owner's other City properties free of active cases; the code compliance administrator may offer a voluntary reduction stipulation that the special magistrate can approve without a hearing, and no lien may be reduced below 3% of the remaining balance for a homesteaded residence or 10% for other properties. A reduced lien not timely paid reverts to its original amount. Source
- An owner who transfers a property between the service of a notice of violation and the hearing must disclose the proceeding and the new owner's responsibility for compliance to the buyer in writing, hand over the notices, and notify the city manager of the transfer within five days; failing to disclose creates a rebuttable presumption of fraud. Source
- Since April 15, 2026 all permit applications are submitted through the City's MyGovernmentOnline (MGO) portal; the City no longer accepts them by email. Source
- Permits are valid for 180 days from the last approved inspection; whether a property is in the City or the county is determined through the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser. Source
- An expired permit is renewed for 50% of the permit fee if it expired one year ago or less and 100% if over a year, and may require new plans to meet current code; work without a permit is charged four times the permit fee plus $100, $200 or $500 for a first, second or third offense. Source
- Condominium and cooperative associations must have a milestone inspection for each building of three stories or more by December 31 of the year it reaches 30 years of age, and repairs the report requires must begin within 365 days. Source
- The first two digits of a Palm Beach County parcel control number are the municipality code: 18 for Greenacres. Source
We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice. These are the places and the public figures, not what you should do about them.
The part that changes
Selling in Greenacres: Who You Are Actually Dealing With
Greenacres is in Palm Beach County, and these are Palm Beach's offices. Public information, with the source next to it.
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01Where probate is filed
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Probate Division, in West Palm Beach.
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02Who records the deed and the liens
Deeds and liens are recorded with the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
Source: Who records the deed and the liens
All five for Palm Beach, including the stamp tax and the wind code, with sources →
We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice. These are the offices involved, not what you should do about them.
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Straight answers
Questions Sellers Ask Us
The ones people ask about this, answered straight.
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What does the City of Greenacres lien search cover?
The City Clerk's Office runs it with the Finance and Building Departments: a flat $90, answered in one to three business days, covering outstanding solid waste fees, code cases and violations, and open building permits. Water and sewer are not on it, since the City coordinates them with the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, so we check that account too. We order it early, read it before the offer, and any balance shows as a line before you sign.
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My Greenacres house has a code case or a code lien. Can you still buy it?
Yes. If a case is open when you sell, the City requires you to tell the buyer in writing and notify the city manager within five days of the transfer, so tell us up front. A recorded fine order is a lien on the property; once the property complies and owes the City nothing, it can be reduced, though never below 3% of the balance on a homestead or 10% otherwise. We buy with the violations attached and work them with the City ourselves. We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice.
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There's an expired permit on my Greenacres house. Will that stop the sale?
Not a sale to us. In Greenacres a permit stays valid for 180 days from its last approved inspection; renewing an expired one costs 50% of the permit fee within a year and 100% after that, and may need new plans to current code. We buy with the permit open, read the City's lien search before the offer, and deal with the City ourselves after closing. We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice.
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I inherited my parents' house in Greenacres. Can you buy it while probate is open?
Yes. About a third of Greenacres' owner households are headed by someone 65 or older, and Palm Beach County estates are probated in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. We work alongside the estate's attorney and pay that attorney at closing. Your attorney runs the estate. We are buyers, not lawyers, and we give no legal advice.
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