Founder
Yair Harpaz
Founder, PermitPathLA. California DRE-licensed broker.
Yair Harpaz founded PermitPathLA after three decades in the Los Angeles real estate and mortgage industry. The site exists to answer one question homeowners have asked him for years: what can I actually build on this lot, and how do I get it permitted without paying $5,000 to $15,000 to a permit expediter just to find out it's feasible?
The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) landscape changed dramatically after California Assembly Bill 2221 + Senate Bill 897 (2022) and subsequent statewide preemption laws. Most Los Angeles homeowners don't realize how much their lot can legally accommodate, and the cost of finding out has stayed artificially high. The same zoning lookups, overlay checks, and Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) workflows that a $10K expediter walks you through are now available in your browser, for free, at PermitPathLA.
Background
- 30+ years in the Los Angeles real estate and mortgage industry — residential transactions, mortgage origination, and brokerage across the LA County market through multiple cycles.
- California DRE-licensed real estate broker — actively licensed by the California Department of Real Estate. Brokerage: Harpaz Realty.
- Founder, PermitPathLA — the LA Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) feasibility and permit guidance site you're reading right now.
Talk to Yair about financing your ADU build
Construction loans, HELOCs, cash-out refinances, jumbo, FHA — Yair has originated mortgage products across LA County through 30+ years of market cycles. If you're planning an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and want to talk financing options, the form below routes directly to him.
Talk to our financing broker
Want someone to walk you through your options?
Our in-house broker has 30+ years in LA mortgage and ADU financing. He'll lay out HELOC, construction-to-perm, and ADU-specific products like Renofi against your situation — free, no obligation.
Corrections + site issues
See an error on an area page, an outdated ordinance, or a missing piece of context? Email corrections@permitpath.la.