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OF SFD DEMO OF EXISTING INTERIOR NON-BEARING WALLS ATTACH FIXTURES,DROP CEILING INFILL PATCH AND REPAIR EXISTING PLASTER WALLS AND CEILING, ADD FULL BATHROOM ON 1ST FL REPLACE WINDOWS ON 1ST FL ADD NEW 2ND STAIRCASE TOWARD BACK OF HOUSE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FL. EXISTING VERTICLE STACK FROM BASEMENT TO 2ND FL.CEILING. AND SECURITY SYSTEM AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"128825","date":"2008-02-26","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-08-19","scope":"ON FIRST FL. OF SFD DEMO OF EXISTING INTERIOR NON-BEARING WALLS ATTACH FIXTURES,DROP CEILING INFILL PATCH AND REPAIR EXISTING PLASTER WALLS AND CEILING, ADD FULL BATHROOM ON 1ST FL REPLACE WINDOWS ON 1ST FL ADD NEW 2ND STAIRCASE TOWARD BACK OF HOUSE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FL. EXISTING VERTICLE STACK FROM BASEMENT TO 2ND FL.CEILING. 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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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