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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"GM-2022-002305","date":"2022-03-23","work":"Masonry Facade Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-04-02","scope":"EZ Masonry Facade Permit Standards – One Family Dwellings - For replacing or altering a non-load bearing masonry wall without submitting plans by meeting the Conditions and Construction Requirements below. A completed Building Permit Application must be submitted with this completed EZ Masonry Facade Permit Standards form. Properties listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places are not eligible for the EZ permit process."},{"number":"PP-2022-006209","date":"2022-06-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-01","scope":"Exterior plumbing Curb trap, fai and house drain,1 inch combo water service Interior plumbing 3 WC,3 TUBS,3 LAVATORIES, 1 KS,1 LL,1 WH AS PER PPC 2018"},{"number":"MP-2022-002593","date":"2022-08-25","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-01","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. Two HVAC systems: System 1: Gas furnace 96%, 100,000 Btu, Coil 4 ton, A/C 4 ton, & Duct work. System 2: Gas furnace 96%, 60,000 Btu, Coil 3 ton, A/C 3 ton, & Duct Work. (25) Registers/diffusers to be connected via new ductwork. Condensers to be located on the ground, behind the house."},{"number":"EP-2022-003618","date":"2022-09-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-12","scope":"Change old 200-amp main panel with new 200-amp panel, install new 100 amp subpanel, and grounding. Run wires install junction boxes, lights, switches, receptacles, GFCIs, smoke detectors. Run wires for kitchen circuits, water heater, dryer, HVAC. Low voltage wires. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"}],"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. 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