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Address & Record Lookup

Use these guides when you have a street address, parcel identifier, permit number, or project number and need to find the government system that holds the record. Start with Permit Lookup by Address for a practical workflow, including how to identify the responsible city or county before searching.

Address spelling, unit numbers, parcel formats, and record coverage vary by jurisdiction, so a zero-result screen is not proof that no permit exists. Try the confirmed alternate inputs described in each guide, check legacy archives when the current portal is incomplete, and contact the responsible records office when an online search cannot answer the question. The guides also point out when a portal separates building, planning, code-enforcement, or trade-permit records so you can avoid treating one search as a complete property history. Keep the agency name, search terms, permit number, and coverage notes with any result you plan to rely on. This site provides independent navigation guidance and does not hold or certify permit records.

NYC AEP buildings list: how to check a building and what selection means

October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

How to check if a NYC building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, what owners must fix, the fees, and what 19 rounds of AEP data show.

Categories Address & Record Lookup

Los Angeles Certificate of Occupancy: How to Find One, and How Long New Homes and ADUs Take

October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

How to find a Los Angeles certificate of occupancy in PRISM, and how long 16,018 new-home and ADU permits took to reach one.

Categories Address & Record Lookup

NYC HPD Emergency Repair Charges: How to Look Them Up, and What 2024 Work Orders Cost

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

How to find HPD emergency repair charges on a NYC building, what gets billed, and what 26,996 work orders from 2024 cost.

Categories Address & Record Lookup

NYC Tax Lien Sale List: How to Check a Property, and What the 2025 Sale Shows

October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

How to look up a property on the NYC tax lien sale list, which debts can be sold, and what happened to 29,972 properties on the 2025 list.

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Illinois Roofing Contractor License Lookup: What 5,043 Active Licenses Show

October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

How to check an Illinois roofer in IDFPR’s lookup, what the qualifying party rule means, and what 5,043 active roofing licenses show.

Categories Address & Record Lookup

Colorado Contractor License Lookup: Electrical and Plumbing Contractors in DORA

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

Check a Colorado electrical or plumbing contractor in DORA’s lookup. 332 electrical contractors were listed as “Need Master Hire – Cannot Practice,” and about 5% of active ones have discipline on record.

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Texas Contractor License Lookup: Checking A/C and Electrical Contractors in TDLR

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

Check a Texas A/C or electrical contractor in TDLR’s license search. Our count: 11.3% of A/C contractor licenses expire within 60 days, and 47% of current A/C licenses are Class B.

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Connecticut Home Improvement Contractor Lookup: Registration, Renewal and the Guaranty Fund

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

Check a Connecticut HIC registration in eLicense. Of 24,065 active registrations, 14.7% were first issued in the past year, and about 1 in 7 lapsed at the last March 31 renewal.

Categories Address & Record Lookup

NYC DOB Violations Lookup: What 52,042 ECB Violations From 2024 Show

October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

Look up NYC DOB and ECB violations in BIS. Of 52,042 ECB violations from 2024, 35.6% were still active in October 2026; defaults carried a median $6,250 penalty.

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Seattle Certificate of Occupancy: When SDCI Issues One and What 4,205 New-Housing Permits Show

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 by Building Permit History Editorial Team

Seattle issues a C of O for apartments and commercial buildings; houses and duplexes rely on the permit’s final inspection. Of 4,205 new-housing permits from 2021–2023, 81% were completed by October 2026.

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