Record-file tracking (watch)

Locus can email you when a property’s public record file changes. It re-checks the same government open-data sources it cites and sends only what is newly posted.

It tracks records, not people or places. The digest only ever diffs public property records — new permits, development cases, environmental filings (EPA TRI/RCRA), and tax-calendar dates. It contains no names, no person data, no scores, and no judgments. It is, in effect, a change feed for a parcel’s government paperwork, on behalf of its owner or operator.

Lifecycle

Create — enter an address and email. You get a double opt-in confirmation email; nothing starts until you click it. (No auto-enrollment, ever.)
Baseline — on confirmation, the current records are recorded silently as the baseline — no wall of pre-existing items.
Changes — when something new is posted, you get one email with the change and its source, plus any upcoming official dates.
Cancel / unsubscribe — every email has a one-click unsubscribe; you can cancel a watch at any time.

What you get vs what stays out

In: new permits, development/rezoning cases, capital projects, recorded parcel sales, FEMA/flood-map revisions, environmental facilities, and upcoming tax/appeal dates — each cited.
Out: anything about people, any score or verdict, any valuation. Crime records (where a jurisdiction opts in) are reports, not incidence, and never a safe/unsafe signal.

Gating

The first tracked property is free. Additional properties, shorter cadences, and deeper report loops are planned as paid tiers — always with clear terms and no silent spend.