We pull live permit records straight from the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) via DC Open Data, then assemble a verified permit history for any DC address — so your team can flag unpermitted additions, open permits, and HPRB-relevant work before the policy issues.
The pilot covers the DC-specific workflows title, escrow, and DC counsel actually run — pre-closing diligence, condo-conversion review, and historic-district adds one at a time.
Surface unpermitted additions, open DCRA permits, and stale work orders before the policy issues — cross-referenced against OTR records so basement conversions and rear additions show up against the permit gap.
Confirm legal unit count and DC Condominium Act compliance. DC's permit record is the only reliable signal for whether an English basement or carriage house is a permitted ADU — critical for FHA/VA financing.
Pre-flight any address in Capitol Hill, Georgetown, Dupont Circle, or Adams Morgan. We surface DCRA permit status and flag HPRB separately so you can route those requests upfront, not at the closing table.
The pilot is scoped to DC because that's where we have a fully live lookup path. We pull records directly from DC Open Data — no manual research, no aggregator lag.
No calls to county offices. No 3-day waits for faxed documents. Submit an address, get a structured permit record back.
Submit the property address and select your tier. No payment required upfront — we invoice after confirming your order.
Basic $29 · Premium $79We query DCRA's permit database via DC Open Data ArcGIS for the full permit history — number, type, dates, declared value, contractor, status — and flag anything still open.
DC pilot · 24-hour turnaroundNormalized permit data plus original PDF documents, flagged and formatted. Delivered to your email with a 7-day download link.
Email + order status pageWe're inviting a short-list of DC title, escrow, and real-estate attorney teams to a free pilot through Q4. Drop your details and we'll set up your workspace within 1 business day.
Pilot terms: free through Q4, priority 24-hour turnaround on DC addresses, monthly volume ≥ 10 reports, cancel anytime, direct Slack channel for data requests and edge cases.
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DC Open Data has permit records from approximately 2000 onward for most permit types, with better completeness after 2010. Coverage on older rowhouses or pre-2000 work is thinner — we flag that explicitly in the report so you know when to pull a DCRA public records request alongside.
Yes — DCRA issues building permits in all DC historic districts, and our lookup includes them. Note that work in a historic district also requires Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) approval before DCRA issues the permit; HPRB decisions sit in a separate database and we'll surface that as an add-on for any address flagged in a historic district.
Yes — by cross-referencing DCRA permit history against the DC Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) property records. Basement apartment conversions and rear additions are the most common unpermitted patterns in DC rowhouse neighborhoods, and the pilot workflow flags those automatically when there's a permit gap.
DC allows accessory dwelling units in most residential zones under the 2016 Zoning Regulations and 2020 amendments — English basements and carriage houses are common legal ADU types. Permit records confirm legal ADU status, which is critical for FHA/VA financing, rent-control eligibility, and DC Condominium Act compliance on conversions.
Free through Q4 for short-list teams, with priority 24-hour turnaround on DC addresses (we typically deliver same-day). The pilot covers monthly volume of 10+ reports per team — if your pipeline is below that, sign up anyway and we'll flag you for the general-availability tier in Q1.