Open DOB jobs
Since 1989BIS and DOB NOW job filings that never received a sign-off or Letter of Completion — the #1 title-search surprise.
The NYC permit watchdog
Your building has
a paper trail.
Is it paper debt?
Open permits, stale jobs, expired work permits, and violations sit on NYC properties for decades — then surface at the worst moment: your sale, refinance, lease, or buildout. DailyDog finds them in seconds, free.
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What the dog digs up
Six kinds of permit debt, one report
Expired work permits
PW2 renewalsPermits that lapsed mid-project. Work done after expiration can't be inspected until the permit is renewed.
DOB violations
AEU2 curesActive Department of Buildings violations that block Certificates of Occupancy and Letters of Completion.
ECB / OATH violations
$ balancesCivil-penalty violations with hearings and balances due. Unpaid penalties compound and freeze sign-offs.
Open complaints
Live status311 and DOB complaints that can trigger inspections — and fresh violations — mid-transaction.
Stale filings
3+ yr dormantJobs dormant for 3+ years that usually need an LS-1 withdrawal or superseding filing before the DOB closes them.
How it works
Sniff. Diagnose. Resolve.
- STEP 01
Free lookup
Enter any NYC address. We resolve it to its official BBL/BIN, sweep every relevant city record system, and score the closeout risk — instantly and free.
- STEP 02
Unlock the full report
Every open record with its identifier, current status, and dates — plus the cure checklist your attorney or expediter will ask for. One-time price, revealed on the report.
- STEP 03
The dog keeps watch
Every saved property is re-checked daily. New violation? Status change? You hear the bark before it bites your deal.
Why it matters
Permit debt surfaces when the stakes are highest
Open items don't expire and don't transfer away — they follow the property. Every one of these moments runs a records search:
- Sale or purchase. Title report flags open permits; buyers demand escrow holdbacks or price cuts.
- Refinance. Lenders require clean records or proof of resolution before closing.
- New lease or buildout. New work can't be signed off while old work is open on the same space.
- Certificate of Occupancy. A new or amended CO is frozen until predecessor jobs are closed.
Found in title search“The buyer's attorney found a 2009 open A2 job two weeks before closing. Nobody on our side knew it existed.”
A ten-second lookup today beats a six-week fire drill at closing. Check the property before the other side does.
Questions
Straight answers
What is an open permit, and why does it matter?+
An open permit (or open job filing) is construction work the NYC Department of Buildings was told about but never signed off on. It stays attached to the property forever — not the owner who did the work. Title companies, lenders, and buyers' attorneys search for them on every sale and refinance, and an open item can delay or kill a closing.
How does DailyDog find things a title search hasn't flagged yet?+
Our engine cross-references every DOB, DOB NOW, and ECB/OATH record system for a building, joins permits to their parent jobs, reconciles conflicting status vocabularies, and applies closeout rules — what actually blocks a sign-off, Letter of Completion, or CO. You get one risk score and a plain-English read in seconds, months before anyone else goes looking.
What's in the full report?+
Every open record with its exact identifier, current status, and filing dates, plus the cure checklist — the specific renewals, inspections, withdrawals, and certificates of correction the record will need. Everything you'd hand your attorney or expediter. Unlocked reports stay yours and re-sync daily.
What does it cost?+
The lookup and risk profile are free. Unlocking a property's full record details is a one-time $20. If you check properties regularly — brokers, attorneys, investors — DailyDog Pro gives you a monthly bundle of unlocks at a steep per-report discount. Enterprise and portfolio pricing is available on request.
Which properties can you check?+
Any address in the five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Residential, commercial, and mixed-use. If NYC has a Building Identification Number for it, we can check it.
How current is the data?+
Our record index refreshes daily, and every property you save is re-checked every day. If something changes on your building, you'll know before it matters.
Check your property before someone else does
Free lookup. Ten seconds. Decades of city records. No signup required to search.