Share Your Story

Tell us about permits, inspections, zoning, fees, or any other bureaucratic barrier that delayed your project. Takes about 5 minutes.

Your Experience

These details help us understand your situation and verify your report.

Required for verification. Never shared publicly or with your name attached.
Just a brief description - a sentence or two is fine (minimum 10 characters)
Be as general or specific as you're comfortable with
Include specific details about delays, unclear requirements, conflicting information, or unexpected costs (minimum 20 characters)
Additional Details (Optional)

This helps us identify patterns across reports. Skip anything you don't feel like sharing.

Which issues are you experiencing?
Select any that apply.
Which departments are involved?
Select any that apply.
Estimate additional costs beyond normal permit fees (architect fees, holding costs, lost income, etc.)
If you have thoughts on specific policy changes that would have helped your situation, we'd love to hear them. But if not, no worries - your story alone is valuable.
Sharing Options
If checked, your approved story will appear on our public stories page where others can read about similar issues and show support. Your story will always be anonymous - we never share names or emails publicly. You can help others see they're not alone in facing bureaucratic delays.

Your information will be used to advocate for policy changes. All reports are anonymized when shared with officials.