Live research ledger
Coverage is a claim. We document ours.
All 50 states have an introductory property guide with official sources. Depth varies by subject and state. This ledger distinguishes published research from decisions that still require local rules or property evidence.
Published
Arizona
15 verified findings
Land use authorityState authority mapped; parcel zoning remains local
Building permit baselineState statutes checked; adopted codes remain local
Wells & surface waterADWR baseline checked; source and location remain decisive
Onsite wastewaterState framework and county delegation checked
Composting toilets & graywaterRecognized pathways and limits checked
RVs & temporary occupancyState/local authority boundary checked; one local case study published
Manufactured-home installationState permit pathway and local zoning dependency checked
Utility connection obligationsPhoenix sewer case study published; other services and locations require their own determination
Legal access & private roadsRemains property-document and local-authority dependent
Published
Texas
11 verified findings
Land-use authorityMunicipal, ETJ, county, subdivision, and private layers mapped
Residential constructionMunicipal framework and conditional county authority checked
Groundwater & wellsGCD regulation and state construction/reporting baseline checked
Rainwater harvestingState support and private-restriction limits checked
Onsite sewagePermit baseline and conditional 10-acre exception checked
Manufactured homesInstaller and ownership requirements checked; placement remains local
Coastal windstormDesignated-area insurance and code pathway checked
Permanent RV occupancyNo statewide clearance; needs exact local and private review
Utility service obligationsMunicipal sewer authority researched; parcel applicability and other services require local evidence
Additional published state files
California 5-layer permission stack
7 official source sets · publishedColorado High-country approval path
6 official source sets · publishedNew Mexico Water–waste–dwelling dependency
7 official source sets · publishedNevada Domestic-well exception matrix
7 official source sets · publishedOregon Land-use-first approval order
7 official source sets · publishedWashington Legal water availability file
6 official source sets · publishedIdaho 2026 domestic exemption bulletin
6 official source sets · publishedMontana 2026 exempt-well and jurisdiction brief
7 official source sets · publishedUtah Water-right and drilling sequence
7 official source sets · publishedWyoming Every-well permit dossier
7 official source sets · publishedNorth Dakota Registration threshold and local-enforcement brief
8 official source sets · publishedSouth Dakota Two-threshold domestic-use test
9 official source sets · publishedNebraska Registration and NRD authority split
8 official source sets · publishedKansas Domestic-use and GMD boundary guide
8 official source sets · publishedOklahoma 2026 code-transition and water brief
8 official source sets · publishedIowa Transfer inspection and capacity file
7 official source sets · publishedMinnesota Shoreland and winter-design path
8 official source sets · publishedMissouri Karst and wastewater-authority field guide
9 official source sets · publishedWisconsin UDC–POWTS parcel-fit exercise
8 official source sets · publishedMichigan County health-record investigation
8 official source sets · publishedIllinois Land–health–building plan review
7 official source sets · publishedIndiana Soil-first local approval guide
7 official source sets · publishedOhio Multi-source private-water pathway
8 official source sets · publishedArkansas Three-part wastewater permit
7 official source sets · publishedLouisiana Flood-state systems plan
8 official source sets · publishedMississippi Inspection evidence chain
7 official source sets · publishedAlabama Site-suitability verdict
7 official source sets · publishedTennessee Staked-site and code-jurisdiction guide
7 official source sets · publishedKentucky Surface-to-groundwater investigation
7 official source sets · publishedGeorgia Septic permit-clock sequence
7 official source sets · publishedFlorida Changing permit desk and coastal controls
7 official source sets · publishedSouth Carolina Permit-before-placement rule
7 official source sets · publishedNorth Carolina Two-water-file county review
7 official source sets · publishedVirginia Four-document approval chain
7 official source sets · publishedWest Virginia Mountain buildable-bench investigation
8 official source sets · publishedPennsylvania Municipality and SEO authority trace
8 official source sets · publishedNew York Statewide floor and local overlays
7 official source sets · publishedNew Jersey Five-layer permit stack
7 official source sets · publishedDelaware Three licensed septic gates
7 official source sets · publishedMaryland Delegated health and tidal-buffer plan
8 official source sets · publishedConnecticut Future repair-area preservation
6 official source sets · publishedRhode Island State-before-town permit order
6 official source sets · publishedMassachusetts Two municipal health files
6 official source sets · publishedVermont Combined water-and-wastewater permit
6 official source sets · publishedNew Hampshire Waterfront transfer circle
7 official source sets · publishedMaine Open-trench inspection record
7 official source sets · publishedAlaska Documentation-of-construction path
6 official source sets · publishedHawaiʻi Four-desk island water sequence
7 official source sets · publishedPublished depth · October 1, 2026
What each layer can answer
- 50 state guides: principal authorities and selected consequential rules, with state-specific sources. These are not exhaustive county or municipal code surveys.
- Arizona investigations: detailed water and wastewater guides, plus the Cochise County local case study.
- Ten topic investigations: practical evidence lists, questions, common traps and routes into the state research.
- Utility guide: source-backed Phoenix and Texas sewer examples, plus a process for electricity, water, heating and charges.
- Eight practical guides: building and installation, water, wastewater, solar, budgets, dwelling classification, land purchase and existing-home inspection, with worked examples and seven downloadable worksheets or request templates. These explain an investigation process; they do not add nationwide approval rules or property price estimates.
- Worked comparison: an Arizona–Texas example for the same proposed household, with unresolved parcel questions kept visible.
Broader county coverage, service-specific tariffs and property cost estimates are outside this edition. Prices, soils, title rights, water yield and an individual permit decision need evidence for the actual property.
Read the practical guides · Explore topic guidance · Read the utility guide · Open the worked comparison
Publication threshold
When does a state earn a page?
01
The guide can explain who governs the principal decisions.
02
Its main findings link directly to official evidence.
03
Conditions, exceptions, and unresolved local questions are visible.
04
The page adds useful synthesis beyond rewriting source text.