Buffalo Absentee Landlord Analysis

Purpose is to see if homeowners place of residency in buffalo have an impact in wether they get more violations and the percentage of violations that are closed compared to local homeowners residing in the city of Buffalo

Non-Local Violation Rate

189.4

Violations per 100 properties

The "Violation Gap"

+28.7%

Higher frequency vs. Local owners

311 Resolution Rate

96%

Consistently high for both groups

Key Findings & Visualizations

Violation Frequency Chart
Finding: Based on the data avaliable it would seem that Homeowners in buffalo receive less housing violations compared to those not living in buffalo, maybe worth looking into external factor like local homeowners tend to fix their house before an inspector is called.
311 Resolution Chart
Finding: Residency does not appear to matter on wether housing violations are resolved (Within margin of error)
Court Case Resolution Chart
Finding: Housing court data suggets that Buffalo recedency doesn't impact court resolution