Zoning and permits usually belong to the city, not the county, and a postal address does not tell you which. Each jurisdiction is listed on its own below; confirm the governing authority before you trust a district.
Key numbers
What this directory counts in Atlanta
Every line below is computed from sources.json when the page is built, so it cannot drift from the entries underneath it. Each one is written to stand alone if you quote it.
- 13 official public property-records sources are listed and dated across 2 counties and 3 jurisdictions in Atlanta. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- Those 13 sources are 4 permits, 3 zoning, 2 parcel & appraiser, 2 tax, 1 flood and 1 recorded documents. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- Permits, tax and recorded documents still need a human in Atlanta: not one of the 7 sources listed for them is returned by an automated lookup. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 1 of the 13 sources blocked the last check outright — CAPTCHA, a web application firewall or an authority block — and is published as blocked rather than quietly omitted. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 2 of the 13 sources got no further than a visible search form on the last check; none of the rest was recorded as retrieving a named record. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 12 of the 13 entries carry a recorded gotcha — a renamed agency, a moved path, a login wall or a jurisdiction trap found while checking. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 6 of the 13 sources are returned by Glove, 2 partly, and 5 remain a manual click. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 1 county zoning, permit or long-range-plan source here covers the unincorporated county only — the municipalities inside it keep their own, and the entry says so. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- Every entry carries its own check date; the most recent human check covering Atlanta was 20 Sep 2026. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
How to read a card
What a check level means
Every card says what the last check actually did. The wording is deliberate and it is never rounded up.
- lookup completed — a named record was actually retrieved and read
- locate only — a map point was found; no attributes read
- form reached — a search form was visible; nothing retrieved
- page opened — the entry page loaded
- blocked — CAPTCHA, WAF or authority block; stated plainly
Dates are UTC and belong to the recorded check, not to this page's assembly. A date here means a person opened the page on that day. Our link checker runs weekly, but it only ever proposes a re-check — it cannot move a date.
The directory
Every source we have checked in Atlanta
Fulton County, DeKalb County
Atlanta
Fulton County 6 sources
Parcel & appraiser
Where do I look up who owns a property in Fulton County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for parcel and ownership records in Fulton County: Fulton County Board of Assessors.
Who owns it, what is it appraised at, and what did the annual notice say?
Fulton County Board of Assessors
Checked: page opened
Open the Board of Assessors home page, then follow the property search link from the top navigation.
You need Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this Returned by the atlanta packet map.
Zoning
Does county zoning in Fulton County cover the whole county?
No. The layer's own description limits it to unincorporated Fulton County. Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, South Fulton and the rest each keep their own zoning map — this layer will not answer for them.
What zoning district is the parcel in, in unincorporated Fulton?
Fulton County GIS (Open Data) — Current Zoning
Checked: page opened
Open the Current Zoning item, then Explore to load the map viewer and identify the parcel.
You need Address or Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers zoning for Fulton County.
Flood
How do I find the flood zone for a property in Fulton County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for flood zone lookups in Fulton County: FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
What flood zone is the property in, and which FIRM panel governs it?
FEMA Flood Map Service Center
Checked: form reached
Enter the street address in Search By Address, then open the effective FIRMette for the panel.
You need Street address
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers flood for Fulton County.
Tax
Where do I check property taxes in Fulton County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for property tax records in Fulton County: Fulton County Tax Commissioner. It blocked the last check outright. Glove does not return it, so this stays a manual lookup.
Is the tax bill paid, and what is the balance?
Fulton County Tax Commissioner
Checked: blocked
Not established. Every automated request to this host returned a Cloudflare interstitial and no page content.
You need Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns tax in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Permits
Where do I find building permits in Fulton County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for permits in Fulton County: Fulton County Public Works — Planning, Zoning and Permitting.
Who permits work at this address if it is in unincorporated Fulton, and where do the applications go?
Fulton County Public Works — Planning, Zoning and Permitting
Checked: page opened
Open the department page and follow the permitting links from the body copy.
You need Address
Checked · UTC
Glove partly covers this Glove has a site map for this host, but no packet field is composed from it.
Recorded documents
Where do I find Fulton County deed records?
This directory lists 1 checked source for recorded documents — deeds, mortgages, liens and plats in Fulton County: Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA). Glove does not return it, so this stays a manual lookup.
What deeds, liens, plats and UCC filings are recorded against the property statewide?
Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA)
Checked: page opened
Pick the index you need from the search menu — Real Estate, Lien, UCC, Plat, Notary — then search by name, book/page or instrument number.
You need Grantor/grantee name, or deed book and page
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns recorded_documents in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Not yet harvested for Fulton County: future land use. Know a source? Send it.
DeKalb County 4 sources
Parcel & appraiser
Where do I look up who owns a property in DeKalb County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for parcel and ownership records in DeKalb County: DeKalb County Property Appraisal.
Who owns it, what is it appraised at, and what are the property characteristics?
DeKalb County Property Appraisal
Checked: page opened
From the portal home, choose Real Estate Search, then search by parcel ID, address or owner. Map Search and Advanced/Sales Search are separate tabs.
You need Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this Returned by the atlanta packet map.
Zoning
Where do I check the zoning of a property in DeKalb County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for zoning in DeKalb County: DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability — Zoning.
What zoning district applies in unincorporated DeKalb, and who answers a zoning question?
DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability — Zoning
Checked: page opened
Open the Zoning page under Planning & Sustainability and follow through to the map and ordinance links.
You need Address or Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers zoning for DeKalb County.
Tax
Where do I check property taxes in DeKalb County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for property tax records in DeKalb County: DeKalb County Tax Commissioner — Property Search. Glove does not return it, so this stays a manual lookup.
What is billed, what is paid, and what does the bill history show?
DeKalb County Tax Commissioner — Property Search
Checked: page opened
Press Agree on the disclaimer and the real-property search form loads.
You need Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns tax in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Permits
Where do I find building permits in DeKalb County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for permits in DeKalb County: DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability. Glove does not return it, so this stays a manual lookup.
Where do building and land-development permits for unincorporated DeKalb live?
DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability
Checked: page opened
Open the department page and follow the permitting and development links.
You need Address
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns permits in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Not yet harvested for DeKalb County: future land use, flood, recorded documents. Know a source? Send it.
City of Atlanta 3 sources
Zoning
Where do I check the zoning of a property in Atlanta?
This directory lists 1 checked source for zoning in Atlanta: Atlanta Department of City Planning GIS.
What is the property's zoning district, NPU, and what do the official zoning sheets show?
Atlanta Department of City Planning GIS
Checked: page opened
From Interactive Maps, pick the Zoning map (property information, planning viewer, lot boundary and NPU maps sit alongside it), then search the address or parcel number.
You need Address or Parcel ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers zoning for City of Atlanta.
Permits
Where do I find building permits in Atlanta?
This directory lists 2 checked sources for permits in Atlanta: Atlanta Department of City Planning — Zoning, Development and Permitting Services and Atlanta Online Portal (Accela Citizen Access).
What is the permit process, and where do I check an application's status?
Atlanta Department of City Planning — Zoning, Development and Permitting Services
Checked: page opened
The page's own menu splits into: zoning and permitting basics, submit/check status/pay fees, applications and checklists, inspections, and research a property or project.
You need Address or application number
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns permits in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
What permit and planning records exist at this address, and what is their status?
Atlanta Online Portal (Accela Citizen Access)
Checked: form reached
The module is set by the URL — Planning here. Use the General Search form: record number, date range, address or parcel.
You need Record number, or address
Checked · UTC
Glove partly covers this Glove has a site map for this host, but no packet field is composed from it.
Not yet harvested for City of Atlanta: parcel & appraiser, future land use, flood, tax, recorded documents. Know a source? Send it.
The honest part
What still needs a human
This is the most useful block on the page, so it is computed from the data rather than written by hand. Counted across Atlanta only.
| Record type | Sources listed | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel & appraiser | 2 | returned in every published market |
| Zoning | 3 | returned in every published market |
| Flood | 1 | returned in every published market |
| Tax | 2 | a manual click in this market |
| Permits | 4 | a manual click in this market |
| Recorded documents | 1 | a manual click in this market |
1 source blocked a check outright — CAPTCHA, WAF or an authority block. They are listed with level blocked rather than quietly omitted: Fulton County Tax Commissioner.
Recorded documents and permits are the two that never automate cleanly. Every county clerk and every permit portal is its own small piece of software, several of them sit behind a bot challenge, and a few still want a login. If someone tells you they have all of them, ask which clerk's search they used last week.
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Doing this every week?
Glove returns parcel, value, zoning, land use and flood in Atlanta in one call, inside Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. Recorded documents and permits are still yours to click — this directory is where you click them.
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Supported clients are Claude Code, Cursor and Codex; connection setup is required. This directory stays free and complete whether or not you ever use it.
Use the data
The whole directory, as one file
Everything on these pages is generated from a single JSON file. It is published under CC BY 4.0: use it, build on it, ship it in your own tool. The only condition is attribution.
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Attribution
Klebl, C. (2026). Public property-records sources for ten US commercial real estate markets. Sterling Digital Partners. CC BY 4.0. https://glvtl.com/records-sources/- Entries
- 163
- Counties
- 22
- Markets published
- 10 of 10
- Last human check
Each entry carries its own checked date, so you can filter by freshness rather than trusting one number at the top.
Method
How an entry gets on this page
A person opens the URL in a browser, does the smallest real lookup the source allows, and records what happened in the wording of the level key above. Nothing is listed from a search result, a press release or another directory. If a source blocked the check, it says blocked. If only the search form was reached, it says form reached. The full method, worked end to end on two real addresses, is in the Sarasota and Manatee first-look guide.
Re-verification is quarterly, with an automated link check in between. The link checker can flag that a URL moved or started returning a challenge; it cannot change a date. Only a person can do that.
Use it & cite it
Link to this directory
Free to use and to share. If it saved you a lookup, a link back is what keeps it maintained.
Cite it
Klebl, C. (2026). Atlanta property records sources. Sterling Digital Partners. Retrieved from https://glvtl.com/records-sources/atlanta/
Link to it
<a href="https://glvtl.com/records-sources/atlanta/">Atlanta property records sources</a>, Chris Klebl, Sterling Digital Partners, 2026.
Upkeep
Corrections, and the promise attached to them
Portals move constantly and nobody tracks it publicly. If a link here is wrong, moved or now needs a login, tell us and we will check it and re-date the entry the same week. [email protected] — include the market, the agency and the URL. Please leave private client information out of it.
Every real move is logged in the change log, so the dates on this page can be checked rather than taken on trust. A date means a person opened the page that day. It is never stamped by a script.