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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"641435","date":"2015-09-29","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-06-16","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP & FAI - PA1# -2015-2720388 - \"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":"643199","date":"2015-10-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-24","scope":"REPLACE 5\" LATERAL PA1# 2015-2791043 - \"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":"618560","date":"2015-11-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"400 AMP SERVICE WITH GROUNDING 3 100 AMP PANELS (1) 60 AMP PANEL.(3) HEATERS,CONDERSERS,INTERCOM SYSTEM, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, EXIT SIGNS,SOKE DETECTORS, AND 4 PULL STATIONS AS PER PLANS (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"653798","date":"2015-11-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-24","scope":"REPLACE WATER LINE FROM CURB TO INSIDE BASEMENT PA20152850919 (THREE FAMILY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":20.14,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":338219},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"629912","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"JOANN DANEY","legalName":"JOANN DANEY","address":"927 S 60TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2014-05-22","latestIssueDate":"2014-05-22","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"693315","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LIKIESHA PERRY","legalName":"LIKIESHA PERRY","address":"927 S 60TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2016-03-02","latestIssueDate":"2020-05-11","expirationDate":"2021-02-01","inactiveDate":"2021-04-02"},{"number":"1011891","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Ashtennie Burton","legalName":"Ashtennie Burton","address":"927 S 60TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2026-07-03","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-03","expirationDate":"2027-07-02","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1011891","type":"Rental","businessName":"Ashtennie Burton","legalName":"Ashtennie Burton","issuedDate":"2026-07-03","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-03","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-02","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"693315","type":"Rental","businessName":"LIKIESHA PERRY","legalName":"LIKIESHA PERRY","issuedDate":"2016-03-02","latestIssueDate":"2020-05-11","closureDate":"2021-04-02","expirationDate":"2021-02-01","inactiveDate":"2021-04-02","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"629912","type":"Rental","businessName":"JOANN DANEY","legalName":"JOANN DANEY","issuedDate":"2014-05-22","latestIssueDate":"2014-05-22","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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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. 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"}]}