{"uid":"cap_UkK4mPF3opp6WxsLjuVHt","slug":"locus-property-tax-lien-scan-cf8d9b60","name":"Locus: Property Tax Lien Scan","description":"Returns itemized tax-delinquency, tax-lien, and foreclosure rows near an address from official county, treasurer, and sheriff sources, for agents reading cited public records. Use this when you need itemized public lien records and citations. Use locus_tax_distress instead when you only need a nearby count and breakdown, without individual lien records.","url":"https://api.locus.report/api/locus-tax-liens?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"address":{"type":"string","maxLength":200,"minLength":5},"latitude":{"type":"number","maximum":90,"minimum":-90},"longitude":{"type":"number","maximum":180,"minimum":-180},"radiusMeters":{"type":"integer","maximum":8000,"minimum":100},"distressTypes":{"type":"array","items":{"enum":["delinquent","tax_lien_sale","tax_foreclosure","mortgage_foreclosure","sheriff_sale","tax_auction","land_forfeiture"],"type":"string"}}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"ok":true,"note":"FREE preview: coverage + a nearby count + a distress-type breakdown only. The itemized records (site address, amount owed, parcel id, status, date, citation) are the paid locus-tax-liens lookup ($0.01, POST /api/locus-tax-liens; same query, full public-record rows, PII-safe - no owner names). Awareness/diagnostic only. Full briefs are x402-paid. Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report/tools/list and paid tools, prices, and manifests at https://api.locus.report/.well-known/ai-tool/index.json.","point":{"latitude":35.78041800000319,"longitude":-78.63910200000142},"byType":{"delinquent":50},"caveats":["Reported public-record tax/foreclosure status near the point - records only, NOT a 'distressed', 'deal', 'buy', or investment characterization or recommendation.","Filings and listings are procedural public records: a listed parcel may be redeemed, dismissed, adjourned, paid, or already sold. Absence of a record is not proof of clear title or no distress.","Owner, redemption, and party names are never returned; parcel id, address, amount owed, status, and date are the only cited fields.","Coverage is county-scoped to wired official sources; other counties return an explicit out_of_coverage, not an empty 'nothing here' result.","Amount owed, status, and date are copied verbatim from the official layer where present; some lists carry no dollar amount, no per-row date, or no street address.","Verify any record with the county treasurer/clerk/sheriff of record before acting - this is a due-diligence pointer, not a title search or legal determination."],"matched":true,"sources":[{"coverage":"ok","syncedAt":"2026-07-05T01:54:21.058Z","fetchMode":"mirror","sourceUrl":"https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/tax-administration","sourceName":"Wake County Tax Administration - Delinquent Real Estate Taxes","distressType":"delinquent"}],"coverage":"covered","paidLookup":{"tool":"locus-tax-liens","route":"POST /api/locus-tax-liens","returns":"itemized public-record rows (site address, amount owed, parcel id, status, date, citation); PII-safe, no owner names","priceUsdc":"0.01"},"nearbyCount":50,"radiusMeters":1500,"sourceStatus":[],"resolvedCounty":{"state":"NC","county":"Wake County"},"distressTypesPresent":["delinquent"]}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_ToXgwRdA8usdsu9MWtWlu","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Scans local public records for tax liens, delinquencies, foreclosures, and related distress signals on a property or within a given radius.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you scan 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL for any tax liens, delinquencies, or foreclosure actions? Also check within 500 meters for delinquent and tax_lien_sale distress types.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-purchase due diligence check","prompt":"Before I make an offer on 1842 Westwood Ave, Austin TX, can you pull a tax lien and foreclosure scan on it? I want to know about any delinquent taxes or tax foreclosure risks."},{"title":"Distressed property hunting near a location","prompt":"I'm looking for investment opportunities — can you search for delinquent, tax_lien_sale, and sheriff_sale properties within 2000 meters of 40.7128, -74.0060?"},{"title":"Neighborhood risk assessment for lenders","prompt":"Can you run a property distress scan around 300 Main Street, Denver CO, within 1500 meters, looking for tax foreclosures and mortgage foreclosures? I need to understand the distress level in that block."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object containing a scan ID, a list of matching public records (tax liens, delinquencies, foreclosure filings, sheriff sales, tax auctions, land forfeitures), the timestamp when the scan was generated, and any caveats about data completeness or recency.","failureModes":["Address not found or too ambiguous — returns empty records with a caveat","Radius exceeds maximum 8000 meters — request rejected with validation error","Invalid distressTypes enum values — request rejected","No public records found for the area — returns empty records array","API payment not fulfilled (x402) — payment required error before data is returned"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a fast, low-cost ($0.01) scan of public tax lien and foreclosure records for a specific address or geographic area. It is ideal for real estate due diligence, distressed property identification, investment screening, or lending risk assessment. Prefer this over manual county record searches or expensive third-party data services when you need quick programmatic access to multiple distress signal types in one call.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-27T19:05:50.159Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"locus-property-tax-lien-scan-cf8d9b60"}