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NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. ( supply & install one 3 ton -18 seer electric heat pump brand -Carrier with all necessary supply & return duct work with all grills, registers & diffusers to service house)(No exterior work to front facade permitted as part of this permit. - TM, PHC)."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.31,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":345000},{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":453600},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"559736","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CLAYTON BEDWELL","legalName":"CLAYTON BEDWELL","address":"421 CATHARINE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2012-04-03","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-25","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":"2013-02-25"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"559736","type":"Rental","businessName":"CLAYTON BEDWELL","legalName":"CLAYTON BEDWELL","issuedDate":"2012-04-03","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-25","closureDate":"2013-02-25","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":"2013-02-25","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"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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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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