Every property record, violation, permit, and document in RegWatch comes directly from official government databases. Here's the full catalog — with links to verify each source yourself.
31 government sources · NYC · NY · NJ · CT · federal
RegWatch aggregates 31 authoritative government data sources into a single property search. Sources include 11 New York City agencies (DOB, HPD, DOF, ACRIS, DCP, ECB/OATH, DEP, LPC, FDNY, MOCEJ, DHCR), New York State ORPTS and county clerks, New Jersey MOD-IV and DCA, Connecticut CAMA and town clerks, and federal FEMA, EPA, HUD, USGS, and Census Bureau datasets.
New York City has the richest, most granular property data of any US city — every violation, permit, assessment, and recorded document flows through 11 city agencies. RegWatch integrates with all of them.
11 sources integrated
Building permits, construction approvals, DOB violations (safety and legacy), and sign-offs for every structure in the five boroughs.
Housing maintenance code enforcement — class A/B/C violations, emergency repairs, rent stabilization oversight, and multiple dwelling registration.
Property tax assessments, market values, billable charges, water/sewer, and annual tax lien sale records.
Recorded document index covering every deed, mortgage, lien, release, and UCC filing in the five boroughs since 1966.
Zoning districts, special purpose overlays, PLUTO parcel-level data, land-use analytics, and commercial overlay mapping.
Administrative hearing records, imposed penalties, and outstanding balance tracking for DOB, FDNY, HPD, DSNY, and DEP violations.
Water and sewer charges, asbestos abatement permits (ACP-5/ACP-7), and environmental enforcement records.
Designated landmark buildings, historic districts, scenic landmarks, and permit requirements within LPC jurisdiction.
Fire safety inspections, alarm certifications, fuel storage permits, and FDNY-issued violations.
Rent stabilization registration, rent-regulated unit counts, and DHCR rent histories (with owner consent or tenant standing).
Local Law 97 (LL97) carbon emission limits, building energy benchmarking, and LL84/LL87 compliance rolls for 25,000+ sqft buildings.
Outside of NYC, New York State relies on county clerks for recorded documents and the statewide ORPTS system for assessments. Tri-state buyers need all of these to run proper diligence.
6 sources integrated
Statewide assessment roll covering every NY parcel outside NYC — land class codes, assessed values, and full market values.
Recorded deed, mortgage, and lien documents for every NY parcel outside NYC — source of title chain reconstruction.
Inactive hazardous waste sites, brownfield database, state superfund cleanups, and wetland regulation boundaries.
Parcel-level assessment data, tax class information, and sales history for all Nassau County properties.
Parcel boundaries, zoning overlays, and land-use classification for Westchester County municipalities.
Parcel-level data, tax maps, and property characteristics for Suffolk County towns and villages.
New Jersey consolidates assessment data through the Division of Taxation MOD-IV file while recording remains county-level across all 21 counties.
5 sources integrated
Statewide property tax assessment file covering every NJ parcel. Legally authoritative for assessment values.
Multiple dwelling registration, bureau of housing inspection, uniform construction code enforcement, and rooming-house compliance.
Statewide parcel polygon layer, municipal boundaries, zoning overlays, and environmental constraint maps.
Known contaminated sites (KCS), site remediation program, underground storage tank (UST) registry, and wetlands transition areas.
Recorded deeds, mortgages, and lien documents for every NJ parcel. Each county maintains its own index and document imaging system.
Connecticut is unusual — both recording AND assessment are town-level (not county-level), spread across 169 municipalities. RegWatch standardizes these town-by-town feeds into a unified CT layer.
4 sources integrated
Town-by-town parcel records covering assessed value, property characteristics, sales history, building dimensions, and systems data.
Recorded deeds, mortgages, and lien documents — CT uses a town-level rather than county-level recording system.
Environmental remediation database, underground storage tanks, brownfield sites, and statewide wetlands inventory.
Statewide property taxation policy, revaluation schedules, mill rate publications, and grand list summaries.
Federal environmental and demographic data applies to every US address and is critical for environmental due diligence, flood risk assessment, and neighborhood context.
5 sources integrated
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) flood zones — Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), 100-year and 500-year floodplains.
National Superfund sites, EnviroFacts toxic release inventory, EJScreen environmental justice data, and brownfield site assessments.
American Community Survey (ACS) demographics, median income, housing tenure, race/ethnicity, and commuting patterns at census-block-group resolution.
Low-income housing tax credit properties, Section 8 / housing choice voucher locations, fair market rents, and qualified census tracts.
Earthquake hazard maps, landslide susceptibility, groundwater data, and geologic surveys feeding natural-hazard risk overlays.
RegWatch integrates with 31 authoritative government sources across New York City (11 agencies), New York State, New Jersey, Connecticut, and U.S. federal agencies. Every property record, violation, permit, title document, tax assessment, zoning designation, and environmental hazard flag in a RegWatch report is sourced directly from one of these official sources.
Update frequency varies by source. Critical records like DOB permits, HPD violations, and ACRIS recorded documents refresh daily. Tax assessments and landmark designations update quarterly. Federal environmental data (FEMA, EPA) updates monthly. Every data point on a RegWatch property report includes a "last verified" timestamp so you know exactly how fresh the record is.
Yes — that's the point of this page. Every source listed here links directly to the original government portal. If you want to verify a specific record, click through to the authoritative source and check there. RegWatch's job is to aggregate, normalize, and cross-reference these records — not to replace the authoritative source.
Property records are a YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) category — people make six- and seven-figure decisions based on this data. Source transparency is non-negotiable for trust. It also helps search engines and AI assistants cite the correct underlying record when they reference RegWatch content.
Active expansion areas include more states (currently rolling out CA, TX, FL, IL, MA, PA, GA, NC, WA coverage), federal IRS lien/bankruptcy filings, enhanced SEC/EPA environmental records, and additional municipal-level feeds in the tri-state area. Follow our blog or check the /state/[code] pages for each state's current coverage status.
Each agency maintains its own search portal, login flow, data format, and refresh cadence. Running proper property diligence through each of them manually takes 4–6 hours per address. RegWatch unifies them into a single address search that returns a complete report in seconds, with cross-referenced records (e.g., DOB violations linked to their ECB hearings and any resulting liens).
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