PermitFlag
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Chrome Extension · Works on 300+ Accela municipalities

Your 40 permit portals. One morning click.

Built for residential home builders managing 10–40 active permits. PermitFlag checks every Accela portal you track and shows you exactly what changed — in under 5 minutes.

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See how it works below ↓

18x
Faster than manual checking
40 portals: 5 min vs 90 min
$0
Missed permits
Badge alerts on every change
300+
US cities on Accela
Largest Accela network covered

Manual permit tracking is a full-time job

Accela portals don't send status notifications. You either open every portal by hand, or you miss changes. Most builders spend 60–90 minutes a day doing exactly that.

Without PermitFlag

  • Open 20–40 Accela portals every morning, one by one
  • 60–90 minutes of status-checking before real work starts
  • Permit reaches "Ready to Issue" — you don't notice for 3 days
  • Permit lapses, reinstatement fee: $20,500 vs. $8,200 original
  • No record of when a status actually changed

With PermitFlag

  • One dashboard. All permits. One "Check All" click.
  • 5 minutes to check every saved permit
  • Badge notification the moment status or expiration changes
  • Never miss a Ready to Issue window again
  • Timestamped change history for status and expiration date

The RTI failure mode costs builders $12,300 per incident

A permit reaches "Ready to Issue." The city emails no one. You don't check the portal for 3 days. The permit lapses. Reinstatement fee: $20,500 vs. the original $8,200. That's $12,300 because no one was watching. PermitFlag watches.

How It Works

Up and running in 3 minutes. No training, no setup wizard.

Install the extension

Add PermitFlag from the Chrome Web Store in one click. No account required — just install and open any Accela permit portal.

Add your permits

Visit any permit detail page on an Accela portal. Click the PermitFlag icon to save it to your dashboard. Takes seconds per permit.

Click "Check All" every morning

One click visits every saved portal, reads the status, and highlights exactly what changed. All permits checked in under 5 minutes.

Without PermitFlag

  • · Open 20–40 permit portals one by one
  • · 60–90 minutes of status-checking daily
  • · Miss a "Ready to Issue" — permit lapses
  • · No history of when statuses changed

With PermitFlag

  • · One dashboard, all permits, one click
  • · 5 minutes to check your entire portfolio
  • · Badge alert on every status change
  • · Full field-level change history, timestamped

What PermitFlag tracks per permit

Permit Status
Expiration Date
Applicant
Project Address
Permit Type
Description

Simple, transparent pricing

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The math for a 20-permit portfolio

35 hrs
Saved per month
vs. manual portal checks
$2,625
Value at $75/hr PM rate
conservative estimate
138x
Return on investment
vs. $19/month subscription

Free Trial

$0 /14 days

Full access, no credit card required

  • Unlimited permits tracked
  • "Check All" — scan all permits at once
  • Status & expiration date change alerts
  • Change history with timestamps
  • Badge notifications on changes
  • 300+ Accela municipalities
  • Data stored locally — never leaves your browser
Trial length: 14 days
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RECOMMENDED

Pro

$19 /month
or $149/year (save $79)

Per user · paid via ExtensionPay · cancel anytime

  • Everything in Free Trial
  • Continued access after 14 days
  • Priority email support
  • Works on Chrome, Edge, Brave
  • Less than one hour of a PM's time per month
Time saved: 85 min/day
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Built for builders who track permits daily

Trusted by residential construction project managers managing 10–40 active Accela permits

300+
US municipalities on Accela
Covering major metros across all 50 states
< 5 min
To check your full portfolio
vs. 60–90 min manual checking
0 bytes
Permit data leaves your browser
100% local storage via chrome.storage.local

"I used to spend the first hour of every day checking portals. Now I click once and I'm done in 5 minutes. This should have existed years ago."

Michael R.

Project Manager, custom home builder

"Caught a Ready to Issue change on a Friday afternoon before we lost the window. That one catch paid for months of the subscription."

Sarah K.

Construction coordinator, residential developer

"Managing 30+ active permits across three cities. PermitFlag is the first tool that actually understands Accela and how builders work."

Dave T.

Owner, 12-unit residential builder

Your permit data never leaves your browser

PermitFlag stores everything in chrome.storage.local — your Chrome profile, your machine. No account required to start, no server, no syncing. PermitFlag reads the Accela pages you visit, the same as you do, just faster. We never transmit permit data to external servers.

No external servers · No permit data transmitted · Chrome Web Store verified

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about PermitFlag

Which permit portals does PermitFlag support?
PermitFlag works on Accela-powered permit portals — the most widely used platform in US municipalities. This covers 300+ cities and counties including major metros. If your city uses Accela (aca-prod.accela.com, CitizenAccess, or similar), PermitFlag works on it.
What exactly does "Check All" do?
Check All opens each of your saved permit URLs in a background browser tab, reads the permit status fields from the Accela page, then closes the tab. It checks status, expiration date, applicant, project address, permit type, and description. Any changes compared to the last check are flagged and logged. No data leaves your browser.
Does PermitFlag send me email notifications?
Not currently. PermitFlag shows a badge count on the extension icon when permits have changed since your last review. You see the changes when you open the popup. Email notifications are planned for a future release.
Is my permit data secure?
Yes. All permit data is stored exclusively in chrome.storage.local — your local Chrome profile on your machine. PermitFlag has no server, no database, and does not transmit permit data anywhere. The extension reads Accela pages you visit, the same as you would manually.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
When the trial ends, PermitFlag stops running Check All until you upgrade to a Pro subscription at $19/month or $149/year. Payment is processed through ExtensionPay (powered by Stripe). Your saved permits and change history remain stored locally in your browser — nothing is deleted.
Can I use PermitFlag on multiple computers?
PermitFlag data is stored locally in your Chrome profile. If you use Chrome Sync, your extension settings may sync, but permit records are stored locally and won't automatically appear on other machines. Multi-device sync is a planned feature.

Stop opening 40 tabs every morning

One "Check All" click. Every permit. Under 5 minutes. No data ever leaves your browser.

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