The Department of Building and Safety is required by the Los Angeles Municipal Code to issue a Certificate of Occupancy for every building or structure in the City of Los Angeles. A Certificate of Occupancy is a document issued by the Department of Building and Safety certifying a building's compliance with applicable building codes and other laws, and indicating it to be in a condition suitable for occupancy.

This data set includes certificates of occupancy issued through the New York City Department of Buildings' DOB NOW: Certificate of Occupancy module. This module was released in March of 2021, anbd from that point onward this data set should be utilized instead of the "DOB Certificate of Occupancy" data set. The data is collected because the Department of Buildings tracks Certificates of Occupancies issued. This data include items such as job filing name, job filing label, BIN, Address, and Certificate of Occupancy status, sequence, label, and issuance date. "A Certificate of Occupancy (CO) states a legal use and/or type of permitted occupancy of a building. New buildings must have a CO, and existing buildings must have a current or amended CO when there is a change in use, egress or type of occupancy. No one may legally occupy a building until the Department has issued a CO or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO). A CO confirms that the completed work complies with all applicable laws, all paperwork has been completed, all fees owed to the Department have been paid, all relevant violations have been resolved, and all necessary approvals have been received from other City Agencies. The Department issues a final CO when the completed work matches the submitted plans for new buildings or major alterations."

This dataset contains data for Use and Occupancy Certificates including status and work performed. A Use & Occupancy Certificate (U&O) is required before a building or space may be occupied. It is issued after the building or space has passed final inspections for building, electrical and mechanical and fire disciplines. The purpose of this certificate is to document that the use is permitted, and that all applicable safety code and health code requirements have been met. Each different use in a building must have a separate Use and Occupancy certificate. Update Frequency : Daily

Building Certificates of Occupancy

The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) licenses builders or anyone acting in the capacity of a building contractor who constructs new homes in Montgomery County. This data consists of all active new home builder license holders. OCP does not license home improvement (ex. repair, remodeling, partial replacement, addition, or modernization, of existing structure) contractors; these contractors are licensed by Maryland Home Improvement Commission. The license information is deemed to be reliable, but we cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information. Any information that is shown to be inaccurate will be corrected if brought to the attention of OCP. Data Update Frequency : Daily