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title: About CityVerified: Who Checks the Businesses We List
url: https://thecityverified.com/about/
updated: 2026-10-29
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# About CityVerified

CityVerified answers one question homeowners ask before they hand over a deposit: is this business who it says it is? We answer it with public records, phone calls, visits and documents from insurers, and we show our work on every record.

Page updated October 29, 2026 · [How verification works](https://thecityverified.com/how-verification-works/)

## Why we do this

Most directories tell you a business is “top rated”. Few tell you whether it holds the license its work needs, whether its insurance is in force today, or whether its address is a real yard or a mailbox. Those are the questions that matter, and the answers are mostly public. They are just scattered across state, county and insurer records.

We pull them together for each business, write down where every fact came from and when we checked, and check again every 90 days.

## What we stand by

### Show the source

Every fact on a record names its source and the date we checked it. If we cannot confirm something, we say so.

### Results are not for sale

No business can pay to pass a check or to be recommended. [How we make money](https://thecityverified.com/how-we-make-money/)

### Fix mistakes in public

Anyone can report an error, and every change is logged. [Corrections](https://thecityverified.com/corrections/)

## How the work is split

### Research

Researchers make the calls, visit offices and look up records. They cannot see which businesses pay.

### Business team

A separate team handles claimed records and paid products. It has no access to edit records or results.

## Contact

Errors on a record

[Corrections form](https://thecityverified.com/corrections/) (reply within 5 working days)

Businesses

[Claim or update your record](https://thecityverified.com/claim/)

Everything else

[Contact page](https://thecityverified.com/contact/)

Privacy

[Privacy notice](https://thecityverified.com/privacy/)

## Own a business we've checked?

Claim your free record to keep your details right and see when your next check is due. Verification is always free.

[Claim your free profile](https://thecityverified.com/claim/)
[Or send a correction](https://thecityverified.com/corrections/)

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- [Corrections](https://thecityverified.com/corrections/)
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- [Contact](https://thecityverified.com/contact/)
- [Privacy](https://thecityverified.com/privacy/)
- [Terms](https://thecityverified.com/terms/)

CityVerified checks public records and documents so you can see who you're dealing with. We earn money from optional business profile upgrades and, when you ask for a quote, from the businesses that receive it. Neither affects verification results.

© 2026 CityVerified. Records reflect what we could confirm on the date shown.