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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"862945","date":"2018-03-28","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-13","scope":"EZ PERMIT STADARDS ALTERATIONS AND INTERIOR DEMOLITION - FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"891922","date":"2018-07-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-10","scope":"REPLCE HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20181870291-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"895454","date":"2018-07-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-03","scope":"COMPLETE REWIRE INCLUDING,SWITCHES,OUTLETS,RECESSED LIGHTING,CABLE JACKS,150AMP SERVICE OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"908863","date":"2018-09-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-14","scope":"INSTALL WASTE AND WATER LINES FOR 3-TOILET,3-LAV SINK,2-SHOWERS,1WATER HEATER,1-WASHER,1-KITCHEN SINK,1-GARBAGE DISPOSAL,HOUSE DRAIN AND STACK.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"PP-2026-003515","date":"2026-03-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-27","scope":"Replacing full water service 3/4"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":15.67,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"sale","p":30000},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":500000},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"684727","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FINANCIAL FREEDOM-A DIVISION OF ONE WEST BANK (ROBERT BUTLER-AGENT)","legalName":"FINANCIAL FREEDOM-A DIVISION OF ONE WEST BANK","address":"616 ANNIN ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-11-24","latestIssueDate":"2017-01-12","expirationDate":"2017-11-30","inactiveDate":"2018-01-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"684727","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"FINANCIAL FREEDOM-A DIVISION OF ONE WEST BANK (ROBERT BUTLER-AGENT)","legalName":"FINANCIAL FREEDOM-A DIVISION OF ONE WEST BANK","issuedDate":"2015-11-24","latestIssueDate":"2017-01-12","closureDate":"2018-01-29","expirationDate":"2017-11-30","inactiveDate":"2018-01-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 137% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $194,700 to $462,200","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #684727: Inactive since Jan 29, 2018","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. 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. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}