18 regulation-dense metros. One chat. One licensed local builder.
Every metro below has a dedicated anchor page with 5,000+ words of local regulation (permit authority + licensing board + historic overlays + energy code + flood/fire/zoning rules). AskBaily learns the regulatory landscape of one city before it ever launches there. Angi and Thumbtack hand every project to whichever contractor paid the most for the lead, regardless of which permit path the homeowner actually needs.
Desert envelope + ROC Class B + Phoenix Development Services + HOA density + Roosevelt Row historic
HVHZ hurricane + Miami 21 form-based code + SFWMD + FEMA X/AE flood + 40-Year Recertification
Tuckpointing + Landmarks + Chicago Energy Code + Three-Flat conversions + Home Rule
No state GC license + Austin Development Services + Heritage Tree Ordinance + Waterway Setback
Planning §311 + HPC CofA + Soft-Story Retrofit + Rent Ordinance + CEQA + SFFD Fire Prevention
Master Use Permit + HB 1337 DADU + URM Soft-Story + Shoreline Management + Landmarks + Tree Protection
No state GC license + Dallas Green Construction Code + Trinity River floodplain + Landmark Commission + Tree Preservation
No zoning — deed restrictions + Chapter 42 substitute + Harris County Flood Control + post-Harvey rules + Gumbo soil
Coastal Development Permit + California Coastal Act + canyon/slope + Mills Act + MSCP + ALUCP + WUI fire-hardening
Committee of Adjustment + Heritage Conservation + Ravine By-law + Tree By-law + Green Standard + ESA + bilingual fr-CA
Party Wall Act + ABF consultation + NHBC warranty + TrustMark + Conservation Areas + Listed Buildings
Home Building Act 1989 + HBCF insurance + strata renovation + Heritage + Bushfire-prone land (BAL rating)
Domestic Building Insurance + Consumer Affairs VIC + Heritage Overlay + Bushfire Management Overlay
HDB renovation restrictions + Lift & Escalator Safety + Fire Safety Certificate + Strata Title Board
Restricted Building Work + Master Builders guarantee + Building Consent + Watercare approvals
Dubai DMRS + RTA consent + Emaar/Nakheel master-community rules + Decree 2 of 2020 licensing
Outside these 18 metros? We still route you to a licensed local builder.
AskBaily's Tier-0 anchors are the metros where Baily has the full permit + historic + flood + fire + zoning regulatory stack memorized. If you're outside these 18 metros, the chat still works — it just defers on jurisdiction-specific questions and routes your scope to a state-licensed contractor who handles your local permit path. Your contractor signs up at /for-pros, gets verified against your state's licensing board, and handles the permit. You never get "one of 12" from a shared lead pool.