PermitPulse

PermitPulse is a web + mobile app that gives residents and small contractors a single place to track local permit and inspection requests across departments (building, zoning, fire). Instead of calling offices for updates, users get a clear timeline: submitted, assigned, missing items, scheduled inspection, approved/denied, with the exact next action required. The app ingests status updates via lightweight integrations (email parsing, CSV exports, or API where available) and sends push/SMS alerts when something changes or when a deadline is approaching. It also provides a “missing documents” checklist and a secure upload link that can be shared with subcontractors. This is not magic: if a city has zero digital records, it won’t help much. But for the many jurisdictions with partial systems and messy communication, it reduces back-and-forth and prevents projects from stalling.