# Check NYC buildings for open and expired DOB permits

**Use case:** 

Checks New York City street addresses against DOB NOW approved work permits from the last 10 years and returns one row per address: permits on record, how many are still open, and how many are past their expiration date without being signed off. Used by tenants, landlords, lenders and brokers. Numbered streets can be typed normally (151 West 34th Street). Example checks 3 Manhattan buildings.

## Input

```json
{
  "addresses": [
    "11 Wall Street",
    "405 Lexington Avenue",
    "1 Vanderbilt Avenue"
  ],
  "city": "new_york",
  "lookbackYears": 10,
  "maxPermitsPerAddress": 200,
  "maxRunSeconds": 240
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "queryAddress": {
    "label": "Address",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "matchConfidence": {
    "label": "Match",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "permitCount": {
    "label": "Permits",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "permitCapReached": {
    "label": "Cap reached",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "openPermitCount": {
    "label": "Open",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "statusUnknownCount": {
    "label": "Status unknown",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "issuedNeverFinaledCount": {
    "label": "Issued, not finaled",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "expiredButOpen": {
    "label": "Expired & open",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "expiredButOpenCount": {
    "label": "Expired & open #",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "earliestPermit": {
    "label": "Earliest",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "latestPermit": {
    "label": "Latest",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "humanSummary": {
    "label": "Summary",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "verdictBasis": {
    "label": "Verdict basis",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Building Permit Address Lookup - Open & Expired Permit Check](https://apify.com/maydit/building-permit-address-lookup.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/maydit/building-permit-address-lookup.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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