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LADBS Certificates of Occupancy

Certificates of Occupancy issued by LADBS, certifying a building meets code and is fit to occupy

LADBS Certificates of Occupancy is published by Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety for Los Angeles, California. It has an API (Socrata (SODA)); it updates weekly, last updated 2026-10-12. Reuse: free to reuse. Check status: verified.

One building, every record. Permits, code cases, inspections and certificates of occupancy for one Los Angeles address, from five City datasets, on one page.Check an address free
UpdatesWeekly
Last updated2026-10-12
ReuseFree to reuse
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About this source

PublisherLos Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Originalhttps://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei ↗
PlaceLos Angeles, California · city
ShelfHousing, buildings and business
FormatsCSV, JSON, XML, SODA API (Socrata)
Update rateWeekly
Located byAddress / parcel
LicenceCreative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)
CheckedVerified: opened and matched by a person or our reviewer

Cite this source: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, “LADBS Certificates of Occupancy”, https://data.lacity.org/d/3f9m-afei, last updated 2026-10-12. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/237 (verified).

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curl https://api.sos.city/v1/sources/237 -H "Authorization: Bearer sos_…"

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