Built for Austin agents & homeowners

A bad contract costs $1,500+ in Austin.
A Landset Report costs $24.99.*

Avoid wasting option fees, appraisals, and inspection costs on a money pit. Landset cross-references your property's permit record with the surrounding neighborhood to surface hidden cost patterns — before you make an offer and get an inspection.

*50% off first report

Property Permit Briefing
123 Main Street
AUSTIN, TX 78701 · MAY 11, 2026
Sample
A

Landset Lens

10 to verify · 3 critical
Critical
Under-Slab Drain Line Repairs
No documented permits, but 30 nearby properties have required it. Obtain sewer scope inspection to identify cause.
30 properties affected · 5 on your street
Medium
HVAC Replacement
Permit 2018-012345 MP has status "Expired" and may need resolution. Unresolved permits can block title transfer.
Low
Plumbing Work
50.6% of nearby properties have had this work done. No permits within the last 5 years — ask your inspector to evaluate.
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Permits indexed2.3+M
Why Landset

Three signals,
one informed briefing.

Landset compiles fragmented City of Austin records into a single readable document — so you can walk into a showing with the right questions already in hand.

A · Permits
01

Historical permits

Access the complete official permit record for any address — building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, additions, pools, and beyond.

B · Neighborhood
02

Neighborhood insights

Compare permitting trends across surrounding blocks. See what's common, what's missing, and where the area is investing.

C · Diligence
03

Pre-purchase intel

Know what work has been done, what expired, and what was never permitted — before you sign anything.

A through G

Inside a Landset brief.

Every Landset briefing is structured the same way — seven sections, each drawn directly from public records and rated for what matters before closing.

A What to Verify

Findings worth flagging.

Permit-based issues rated HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW — what to raise with the seller, what to send your inspector.

7 items typical
B Permit History

The full official record.

Every permit on file at the address, grouped by trade: building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, driveway.

Building · Mech · Elec · Plumb
C Code Enforcement

Complaints & violations.

Open code cases require resolution before closing. Closed cases give you context on the property's history.

Open + closed cases
D Area Trends

What neighbors permitted.

Permit activity by category across the surrounding blocks. Spot work that's common nearby but absent here.

0.5 mi radius
E Expansion Ops

What's achievable here.

Improvement types approved on comparable nearby properties — a realistic read on what additions are possible.

Comparable approvals
F Special Districts

MUDs, WCIDs, bonds.

Identifies special taxing districts attached to the property and the bond obligations buyers inherit.

Disclosure layer
G Property Tax Info

Valuation history.

Official TCAD appraisal data including current market value, historical valuations, land and improvement values, and year-over-year growth trends.

10+ years of data
How it works

An address in.
A briefing out.

Briefs are generated from the City of Austin open-records system. We compile, cross-reference and rate the findings — you read the report and ask better questions.

Step 01

Enter an address.

Paste any Austin street address. We pull the full permit record from the City's open dataset.

Step 02

We rate the findings.

Expired permits, unpermitted patterns and neighborhood gaps get flagged HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW.

Step 03

Read the brief.

A succinct and actionable PDF in your inbox — ready to send your client, your inspector, or your title officer.