New Occupancy Leads – Los Angeles Certificates of Occupancy

Every newly finished building in the City of LA, the day it's cleared for move-in, with the builder. About 2¢ a lead.

This feed comes from the LA Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) Certificate of Occupancy dataset. A CofO is issued once, when a building passes final inspection and can legally be occupied. That's about 290 new-building CofOs a month (900+ if you include additions and alterations). Each lead has the address, permit, work description, valuation, dwelling units, stories, floor area, APN, the contractor business, address, CSLB license number and principal, and the applicant's name and address. Corrected re-issues are excluded, so you only get first-time certificates.

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Real sample leads (pulled October 2026)

Address	Type	Contractor	Units	CofO issued
6390 W Weidlake Dr	1 or 2 Family Dwelling	A & Y CONSTRUCTION INC	1	2026-10-09
318 N Juanita Ave	Apartment	SINANIAN	53	2026-10-09
320 N Juanita Ave	Apartment	SINANIAN	72	2026-10-09
1945 N Pinehurst Road	1 or 2 Family Dwelling	WACONAH CONSTRUCTION	1	2026-10-09
1943 N Pinehurst Road	1 or 2 Family Dwelling	WACONAH CONSTRUCTION	1	2026-10-09

ROI: 1,000 newly occupiable LA buildings cost $20. One property management contract, insurance policy or furnishing order pays for years of runs.

Who uses it

Property managers and leasing · homeowners & landlord insurance · internet, security, solar and utilities · furniture, appliances, window coverings, moving · landscaping, cleaning, pest control · real estate brokers and investors · suppliers recruiting active builders (contractor + license on every row).

Filters

• Permit types: Bldg-New by default; add Bldg-Addition, Bldg-Alter/Repair, Swimming-Pool/Spa
• Permit sub-types: 1 or 2 Family Dwelling, Apartment, Commercial
• Work description keywords: ADU, duplex, apartment
• ZIP codes and minimum valuation
• CofO issue-date range

Set it up as a daily lead feed

1. Set your filters (or leave them empty for everything).
2. Keep Only new since last run on. Each run returns only leads you haven't seen.
3. Click Schedule → Daily, then connect Google Sheets, HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack, Zapier or Make so fresh leads land in your tools automatically.

Runs with nothing new cost almost nothing, because you only pay for the leads you get.

Input

{"permitTypes": ["Bldg-New"], "subTypes": ["Apartment"], "minValuation": 1000000, "dateFrom": "30 days", "onlyNew": true}

Output fields

cofoNumber, cofoIssueDate, status, permitNumber, permitType, permitSubType, workDescription, address, city, state, zip, apn, tract, lot, zone, occupancy, valuation, dwellingUnits, stories, floorAreaSqft, contractorBusiness, contractorAddress, contractorCity, contractorState, contractorLicense, contractorLicenseType, contractorPrincipal, applicantName, applicantBusiness, applicantAddress, office, latitude, longitude, source. Export as CSV, Excel or JSON, or pull it through the API.

Pricing

Pay per result: $0.02 per lead ($20 per 1,000). No subscription.

FAQ

Where does the data come from? The "Building and Safety Certificate of Occupancy" dataset (3f9m-afei) on data.lacity.org, the City of LA's official open-data portal, refreshed daily. Does it include phone numbers? No. LADBS publishes contractor business, address, CSLB license and principal name, and the applicant's name and address, but not phones. The CSLB license number makes enrichment easy. What is "OWNER-BUILDER"? The owner pulled the permit without a licensed general contractor. The applicant (often the architect or expediter) is still listed. Are re-issued certificates included? No. Only "CofO Issued" records are returned. "CofO Corrected" re-issues are excluded. How do I avoid duplicates? Keep "Only new since last run" on, and use a different dedupe store name for each separate feed.

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Last updated: October 14, 2026 · Built by LeadSignal: public-record lead feeds for B2B sales. Not affiliated with the City of Los Angeles.