What we monitor
Permit pages, registration guidance, FAQ and eligibility sources, public datasets, code supplements, and enforcement-sensitive city pages.
Methodology
How STR Radar turns official city source changes into operator-ready guidance.
This page explains what we monitor, how source health works, what free versus paid shows, and where the product boundary stops.
Official-source only
The product starts with public city sources, not third-party commentary.
What we do not pretend to be
STR Radar summarizes monitored public materials. It does not replace legal, tax, or city-specific professional advice.
Why this matters
Quiet edits on official pages can change permit, eligibility, renewal, or enforcement assumptions before they spread elsewhere.
Signal flow
From page movement to a usable update.
1
Monitor official sources
Each covered city is tied to a registry of monitored official sources so the scope stays explicit.
2
Capture change events
When a monitored source changes, STR Radar stores the event with source context instead of dropping you into a raw diff.
3
Classify the update
Updates are grouped by source type such as permit guidance, FAQ or eligibility, enforcement, and code or ordinance material.
4
Translate into next-step guidance
Public previews show the shape of the issue. Paid plans add faster alerts, fuller affected-audience guidance, and city-scoped checklists.
Source health and fallback
Coverage health is shown in the open instead of hidden in the background.
Healthy
The latest source check reached the official source successfully.
Retry needed
The source did not return a clean fresh check yet, so city previews may briefly lag until coverage stabilizes.
Blocked or fallback active
If a primary source blocks access, fallback official sources remain visible so customers can see that coverage is still anchored to monitored public material.
City pages expose the latest monitoring status because trust is stronger when users can see source health instead of guessing.
What free and paid mean
Free is for evaluating the signal. Paid is for operating on it.
Free
- Weekly digest
- Public city previews
- Public sample update
- Delayed summaries
Paid
- Faster alerts when an update is urgent
- Secure access to updates inside your city scope
- Fuller affected-audience guidance
- City-specific review checklists
How to verify
How to validate any monitored update yourself in a few minutes.
1
Open the city preview
Start on the city page to see the latest priority, source type, and whether monitoring health is clean or degraded.
2
Open the update preview
Use the public or locked update page to see what changed, who is likely affected, and the best first action.
3
Click the official source
Every serious review should end at the linked official source so you can confirm the wording in context.
4
Decide what needs deeper review
If the source changes your permit, eligibility, enforcement, or ordinance assumptions, use paid checklists or professional counsel for the next step.
Boundaries
What STR Radar is and is not.
What it is
An official-source monitoring product for short-term rental operators who want faster visibility into city rule changes.
What it is not
Not a law firm, not a task-management suite, and not a substitute for reviewing the official source yourself when an update matters.
Why the boundary matters
The product is strongest when it helps you see a change, judge likely impact, and know what to review next before it becomes manual cleanup.
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