Property Owners · For owners, buyers and small landlords
Legal Unit & Property Use Research
Research into what the records document about a property's permitted number of units and use, and where records conflict.
A listing may say three units while the records say two. We gather what is documented, including certificates of occupancy, zoning approvals, permits and rental registrations, and show you exactly where records agree and where they do not.
Questions we help answer
- How many units do available records document?
- Is there a certificate of occupancy on file?
- What zoning approvals or variances are recorded?
- Is the property registered as a rental, where required?
What we look at
- 01
Certificates of occupancy
Any CO or similar records we can locate, and what they state.
- 02
Zoning and approvals
Zoning designation and recorded approvals, variances or board decisions.
- 03
Rental registration
Publicly available rental registration or licensing records, where they exist.
- 04
Conflicting records
A side-by-side list of where assessment, permit and listing data disagree.
What we can find depends on what each municipality makes available. Scope and timing are confirmed with you before any work begins.
How we research government records
Our six-step method: public portals first, targeted OPRA or Right-to-Know requests when needed, and a sourced report.
Have a property question?
Tell us the address and what you are trying to find out. We will reply by email with questions and a proposed scope.