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Pull the property scan to see zoning restrictions, current tax assessments, any recent permits, flood risk, and nearby development projects — I want to make sure the location is zoned for food service and understand the tax burden before I commit to a lease."},{"title":"Rental unit inspection before signing lease","prompt":"I found an apartment at 206 Oak Avenue, Portland OR and the landlord wants an answer fast. Can you run a property scan for me? I need to know if there are any outstanding code violations, recent permits pulled, flood zone status, and what the neighborhood's development plans look like — basically anything from public records that might affect my living situation or resale value later."},{"title":"Estate planning and inheritance property assessment","prompt":"My uncle just passed and left me a house at 1223 Elm Drive, Nashville TN. Before I decide whether to keep, rent, or sell it, pull a complete property brief with tax records, zoning info, any pending permits or development, flood risk, and recent comparable sales. I need the government sources cited so my accountant and realtor can review it properly."}],"resultDescription":"A structured JSON 'local_policy_brief' object containing up to 12 government-sourced signals covering tax assessments, zoning classification, flood zone status, building permits, recorded sales history, nearby development activity, and relevant local legislation — each signal attributed to its official government source, for the specified U.S. address.","failureModes":["Unrecognized or ambiguous place string returns an error or empty signals array","Invalid intent enum value causes a validation error","maxSignals out of range (below 1 or above 12) causes a validation error","Address in a jurisdiction with limited government data coverage returns few or no signals","Payment failure (402) if x402 USDC payment is not properly included"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need government-sourced property intelligence (zoning, tax, flood, permits, sales, development, legislation) for a specific U.S. address in a single call, with every data point cited to its official source. 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