About

PermitPathLA

A free Los Angeles Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) feasibility and permit guidance site.

Most Los Angeles homeowners don't realize how much their lot can legally accommodate under California's recent statewide Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) preemption laws. The cost of finding out has stayed artificially high: permit expediters charge $5,000 to $15,000 just for the feasibility analysis, before any actual permit work begins.

PermitPathLA exists to make that first step free. Type your address, see what you can build, and get a step-by-step Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) permit walkthrough — the same zoning lookups, overlay checks, and workflow a paid expediter would walk you through, here in your browser.

Who's behind it

Founder

Yair Harpaz

California DRE-licensed broker. 30+ years in the Los Angeles real estate and mortgage industry. Founded PermitPathLA after fielding the same homeowner question for three decades: what can I actually build, and how do I permit it without paying a $10K expediter just to find out?

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Get in touch

Corrections, missing data, or stale ordinance info? corrections@permitpath.la

Firms, lenders, or architects interested in partnering? See our partner page.