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ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"408180","date":"2012-05-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-15","scope":"RELOCATE KITCHEN SINK AND INSTALL WATER SUPPLY TO REFRIGERATOR"},{"number":"412530","date":"2012-06-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-27","scope":"GARBAGE DISPOSAL, OVEN, DISHWASHER, RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING ...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"444332","date":"2012-12-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-25","scope":"NEW 40-AMP, 220V CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION.... 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NO WORK TO NEW CONSTRUCTION."},{"number":"641078","date":"2015-12-10","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-10","scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF A ROOF DECK AT THE THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR LEVELS OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE (TO BE ACCESSED VIA SPIRAL STAIRCASE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. FOR USE AS TWO (2) ROOF DECKS ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"641079","date":"2015-12-11","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-21","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR DECK AT THE THIRD STORY LEVEL AND THE INSTALLATION OF A SPIRAL STAIRCASE WHICH WILL PROVIDED ACCESS TO FOURTH STORY ROOF DECK ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. PERMIT ISSUED TO COMPLY L+I CASE NO. 505139."},{"number":"724812","date":"2016-10-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A PERGOLA STRUCTURE ON EXISTING ROOF DECK ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS, ** ANY TYPE OF COVER ON PERGOLA IS NOT PERMITTED **"},{"number":"724807","date":"2016-10-17","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-21","scope":"BUILD PERGOLA/SHADE STRUCTURE OVER EXISTING DECK"},{"number":"MP-2022-002009","date":"2022-04-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-21","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Air Handler/Heat Pump. 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CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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. 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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. 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