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PRD - AI Scraper Eviction Check

Feature: AI Legal Background & Eviction Scraper

Overview: This feature automates legal background checks by scraping public eviction and housing tribunal databases based on an applicant’s first name, last name, and province. It returns a clean, structured JSON summary indicating whether the applicant has been involved in relevant legal proceedings.

Core Functionality:

Input: First Name, Last Name, Province (from Airtable via Make.com)

Scrape relevant databases by province:

Ontario → OpenRoom.ca

Quebec → CanLII, SOQUIJ, TAL

BC → RTB / BC Housing

Alberta → Alberta Courts / QP Alberta

Return:

match: YES/NO

summary: 1–2 sentence context (via OpenAI)

sourceLink: direct link to case or listing

JSON Output Example:

json

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{

"name": "Jane Doe",

"province": "Ontario",

"match": "YES",

"summary": "Jane Doe was involved in a 2023 eviction dispute related to non-payment of rent.",

"sourceLink": "https://openroom.ca/.../janedoe-case"

}

Edge Case Handling:

If no results: return "match": "NO" with empty summary and null link

If loading or site unreachable: return "match": "PENDING" or "ERROR" with status message

Handles empty Airtable rows, invalid characters, and inconsistent data formatting

Tools:

Make.com – for automating trigger + data flow

Crawl4AI – for scraping speed and reliability

ChatGPT API – for natural language case summarization

Airtable – as source and destination for input/output

Testing Interface: Temporary frontend built in Next.js to manually trigger and test workflows before integrating with production at

verifywithcove.com⁠

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Logins:

Make.com

adyan@cove.dev

Malik1973!

Airtable

adyan@getcove.co

Malik1973!

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