Use permit context to prioritize outreach
Fresh permit activity helps you prioritize outreach.
A permit can signal related work. Use the source date, published project details, and contact fields available in your market to decide what fits your trade. Public records are not exclusive and do not establish that an owner is seeking bids.
Roofer or HVAC tech? ·
Solar installer? ·
Investor?
— every persona uses the same permit feed, different angles.
Project timing
See recent activity in context
Use the record date, published project type, and location to research where activity is occurring in the markets you serve.
Use it: Filter for the project scopes relevant to your business, then verify the underlying public record before acting on it.
Important: A permit does not establish who is seeking bids or which service they will choose.
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Review the source date and available fields for each market.
Project scope
Understand what the record says
Published descriptions, trade classifications, values, and addresses can help you sort project research by relevance.
Use it: Search the attributes the jurisdiction actually publishes rather than relying on generic market assumptions.
Important: Field availability varies by source, city, and record.
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Each city page shows its available records and newest source date.
Contractor context
Map the active project ecosystem
Where published, contractor-of-record names, licences, phones, and websites help you understand who is attached to current work.
Use it: Compare the roles and contact fields that the public source actually identifies before you research a business relationship.
Important: A contractor name is a published role, not an exclusive opportunity or a referral.
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Contact coverage is displayed at the city and record level.
Owner & violation context
Keep related public records distinct
Some markets publish code-enforcement and property-owner records. PermitGrab shows those as separate, source-backed data layers.
Use it: Review the publisher, source date, and linkage coverage before treating a property record as research context.
Important: A violation or owner record does not establish condition, financial status, or intent to sell or hire.
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Owner fields appear only where a public source supports the match.
Ongoing monitoring
Follow newly published records
Saved searches and digest alerts track new source-backed records that match the markets and filters you choose.
Use it: Start with a covered market, inspect its source date and fields, then refine the record set to fit your workflow.
Important: Publication schedules differ by source; each city page shows the newest record available.
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Alerts follow the coverage and freshness of the source, not a universal cadence.
The workflow
Source-backed records give you a clearer place to start.
Start with the source-backed record, assess whether it fits your workflow, and respect the limits of what a public record can show. PermitGrab organizes activity across 784 covered US cities; source dates and available fields are disclosed on each market page.
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