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DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"953108","date":"2019-03-12","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-07","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13D SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE SERVICED BY ONE INCH COMBINED FIRE SERVICE LINES WITH A WATER METER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D STANDARDS.PLEASE SEE AP#953108 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"958526","date":"2019-03-28","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-04","scope":"INSTALLING 14 FIXTURES 1\" WATER SERVICE 5\" CURB TRAP 4\" MAIN DRAIN 4\" FRESH AIR INLET, AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"964730","date":"2019-04-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-17","scope":"WIRE THROUGHOUT, LIGHTS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, TV, PHONE, INTERCONNECTED SMOKE/CO DETECTORS AS PER 2014 NEC FOR SFD, INSTALL 200 AMP ELECTRIC SERVICE W/40 CIRCUITS"},{"number":"890620","date":"2019-05-23","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-23","scope":"ERECT THREE-STORY REAR ADDITION NOT TO EXCEED 38' IN HEIGHT, WITH ROOF DECK ABOVE 3RD FLOOR ROOF, ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE, ERECT NEW FRONT BAYS ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS AND INSTALL 6FT REAR YARD FENCE FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING UNIT."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":15.87,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":539900}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"244106","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MICHAEL PILLA","legalName":"MICHAEL PILLA","address":"1535 S 4TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2003-04-03","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"244106","type":"Rental","businessName":"MICHAEL PILLA","legalName":"MICHAEL PILLA","issuedDate":"2003-04-03","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-15","closureDate":"2018-04-29","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 102% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $254,200 to $512,900","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 926357 (ABANDONED).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 3 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 9, 2019.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. 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