GroundRules
Beta pricing

Human-reviewed ADU and property-use screening.

GroundRules is currently in beta. City of Los Angeles is the first supported real-data jurisdiction. Reports are human-reviewed before delivery and local restriction items are framed as screening signals, not permit or legal approvals.

Beta · available now
Professional Snapshot
$149per property

Realtors, investors & property professionals — City of Los Angeles

  • Real parcel, zoning & hazard data
  • Source-cited — every fact linked to a public record
  • Human-reviewed before delivery
  • Local restriction signals marked as review flags, not final approvals
  • 48-hour turnaround
  • City of Los Angeles only (first supported jurisdiction)
  • Not permit approval · not legal advice
Request ADU screening packet
Builder beta
Builder Beta
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For builders and property professionals screening multiple LA leads

  • Free multi-address lead screening
  • Then request human-reviewed $149 packets for the addresses worth deeper review
  • ADU and property-use lead screening
  • Source-cited report suitable for client review
  • LA-first coverage only
Screen leads
Pilot · invite-only
Team / Brokerage Pilot
Pilotinvite-only

Realtors, investors, and property professionals

  • Screen fixer-uppers and listing potential
  • Local restriction review requests
  • Priority human review
  • Source-backed signals where available
  • Human-review required labels when rules are incomplete or case-specific
Screen listing potential
Coming soon
Bulk / Team
Coming soon

High-volume design-build firms

  • Volume pricing for 10+ reports
  • Shared team workspace
  • Bulk intake dashboard
  • Volume discounts
  • Early access to new jurisdictions
Join pilot list
Coming soon
Investor Pipeline
Coming soon

Investors screening pipelines

  • Screen multiple addresses
  • Buildability flags across a buy list
  • Export to spreadsheet
  • Early access to new jurisdictions
  • Available to early pilot partners
Join pilot list

GroundRules is currently in beta. City of Los Angeles is the first supported real-data jurisdiction. Reports are human-reviewed before delivery. Local restriction checks are shown as screening signals only. Manual beta intake: christopherarivero@gmail.com

How the beta works

Submit an address. Get a source-cited screening snapshot.

01

Submit the address

Enter any City of Los Angeles address and your project type.

02

Real data is pulled

Parcel, zoning, hazard, and available land-use signals from verified public sources — not AI guesses.

03

Human review

A reviewer checks every fact and labels local restriction items as signals or human-review required.

04

48-hour delivery

Receive a source-cited screening snapshot. Not a permit, not legal advice, and still requires city verification.

DIY research

Free
  • Weeks of municipal PDFs
  • Contradictory forum threads
  • Ends in a maybe

Architect opinion

~$5,000
  • 4–6 week turnaround
  • Often a verbal opinion
  • Great later, for the design

GroundRules beta

The first step
$149
  • Real parcel, zoning & hazard data, sources cited
  • Human-reviewed before delivery
  • LA-first beta + local restriction signals where available
Enterprise & API — early interest

Lenders, proptech & government — let's talk.

We're exploring API access and jurisdiction white-labeling with early partners. Not yet available — but if you're a lender, insurer, proptech, or municipality, reach out to get on the roadmap.

AI explains. Verified rules decide. Unknowns are shown, not hidden. Every conclusion ties to an official, dated source. This is decision support — not legal, engineering, or planning advice — and the user must verify with the city or county before acting.