The truth about any property, before you commit.
Before the biggest purchase of your life, uncover its permit history, hidden renovations, unpermitted work, and the real cost of what’s wrong — straight from official US records.
Searching in New York City, NY · Only listed cities are covered
Roughly 1 in 3 homes hides work that was never permitted, inspected, or closed.
The data is public — but buried in cryptic city databases, written in codes like “EW” and “A2,” and nobody hands it to you before you fall in love with a house. Then the title company calls two weeks before closing.
Open permits
Work started but never inspected to completion — can delay or kill your closing.
Unpermitted additions
That finished basement may be illegal square footage you inherit.
Bad contractors
The pros who worked on it may have a trail of violations and abandoned jobs.
Surprise costs
Retroactive fees, re-inspections, and corrections routinely run $10k–$50k+.
Three steps between you and a costly mistake
Search an address
Enter any address in a covered city. We instantly pull the city's live permit database — the same public records title companies use, but made readable.
We analyze the risk
Our engine reads every permit, flags what's open or unpermitted, checks the contractors who worked on it, and estimates the real cost to fix it.
You decide, with leverage
Get a clear risk score, a plain-English breakdown, and a negotiation brief for your agent. Walk away — or knock thousands off the price.
A complete dossier on the property
Not raw data — answers. Every part of the report is built to change a decision or prevent a loss.
Property Risk Score
One glanceable score, 0 to 100, summarizing the property's permit risk — know in seconds if it's worth a closer look.
Property Timeline
Every permit plotted in time — built, renovated, re-roofed, and every item still left open and unresolved.
Contractor Track Record
We check who did the work and how it went — license status plus their real permit history of violations and abandoned jobs.
Unpermitted Work Detector
We reconcile the listing's square footage against permitted work to flag likely illegal additions or conversions.
Remediation Cost + Brief
The real dollar cost to clear every open item, plus a one-page negotiation brief your agent can act on.
Plain-English Decoder
No cryptic codes. Every permit translated into language you actually understand, with why it matters.
See the property’s entire life story
Every permit, plotted in time. Built, renovated, re-roofed — and every item still left open and unresolved, flagged the moment you look.
Three reasons people search a permit
Buying a Home
Verify that the basement renovation or deck was actually permitted. Don't inherit a legal nightmare.
Contractor Verification
Check if your contractor is actually pulling the permits they promised to handle for your project.
Neighbor Watch
Stay informed about construction in your neighborhood. Get alerts when new work is filed nearby.
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