Compliance & Regulatory AutomationPurpose
1.2. Validate conformity with ADA, FHA, and local regulations governing accessible entrances, elevators, signage, and paths of travel.
1.3. Streamline collection, analysis, and secure storage of inspection results, actionable deficiencies, and compliance documentation.
1.4. Proactively notify and assign corrective tasks to relevant facility, legal, and management stakeholders.
1.5. Deliver compliance status reports, escalation protocols, and audit logs required for regulatory or legal defense.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. New building/unit onboarding or renovation completion.
2.3. Receipt of tenant complaints or compliance inquiries.
2.4. Regulatory update or policy change detected.
2.5. Manager-initiated manual trigger for ad-hoc audits.
Platform Variants
3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature: "Scheduled Flow/When a record is created or modified" — Triggers on schedule or DB change to launch checks.
• API: "HTTP Action" for integration with compliance check services.
3.2. Zapier
• Feature: "Schedule by Zapier"/"Webhook" — Periodic or event-based launches, outbound compliance review requests.
3.3. Google Apps Script
• Feature: "Time-driven triggers" — Automate Google Sheets-based audits and notifications.
3.4. ServiceNow
• Function: "Flow Designer > Scheduled Flow"/"Service Catalog" — Launches compliance workflow and logs outcomes.
3.5. Salesforce
• Feature: "Process Builder/Flow Builder" — Automated compliance task creation on tenant or asset record changes.
3.6. AWS Lambda
• Function: Scheduled cloud function executes compliance API, logs results in S3/DynamoDB.
3.7. Azure Logic Apps
• Feature: Time trigger + HTTP — Calls accessibility compliance APIs; sends reports to SharePoint/Outlook.
3.8. Twilio
• API: "SMS" — Notify building staff/contractors of failed checks or urgent fixes.
3.9. Slack
• API: "Incoming Webhook" — Post compliance summaries or alerts to facilities channel.
3.10. Jira
• API: "Issue Create" — Make remediation tasks for compliance failures with evidence attachments.
3.11. Google Forms
• Setting: Auto-submit accessibility audit responses; trigger follow-up tasks.
3.12. DocuSign
• API: "Envelopes:create" — Route compliance attestations for digital signing and archiving.
3.13. Dropbox
• API: "Files:save" — Store inspection photos and scope-of-work documents in organized folders.
3.14. Smartsheet
• Feature: "Automations/Reminders" — Track compliance projects and escalate overdue remediation.
3.15. monday.com
• API: "Boards:create" — Auto-create compliance status dashboards and assign owners.
3.16. Notion
• API: "Database Entry" — Log compliance statuses and link to audit checklists.
3.17. Qualtrics
• API: "Collect Response" — Manage feedback loops for residents reporting accessibility issues.
3.18. Asana
• API: "Task:Create" — Generate actionable tickets for facilities or legal teams.
3.19. Trello
• API: "Card:Create" — Add cards for each failed check, attach audit logs/photos.
3.20. Google Cloud Vision API
• Function: "Document Text Detection" — Analyze submitted images for signage/marking compliance.
3.21. IBM Watson Visual Recognition
• API: "Classify images"/"Detect objects" — Verify features such as accessible door handles or visual signals.
3.22. Slackbot
• Feature: Automate direct reminders to individual building managers for overdue tasks.
Benefits
4.2. Lower non-compliance risk and related penalties.
4.3. Comprehensive audit readiness with immutable digital logs.
4.4. Reduced remediation cycles and improved tenant satisfaction.
4.5. Clear accountability for compliance at both site and corporate levels.