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PERMIT APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO UNSAFE VIOLATIONS. TO COMPLY VIOLATION, COMPLETED WORK IS TO BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED AS AN APPROPRIATE REPAIR TO EACH VIOLATION. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OF WORK. NO OTHER WORK THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR RENOVATION. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER AND/OR FOOTWAY CLOSURE PERMITS. *** THE LISTED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, PATRICK KANE MASONRY, HAS NO EMPLOYEES AS PER NOTARIZED LETTER. ALL SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE TO BE LICENSED IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AND LISTED ON PERMIT. 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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":"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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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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