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Install 8' ground rod into the earth and wiring to the cold & Hot water pipe and jumped out the water meter as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"RP-2022-012571","date":"2023-03-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-28","scope":"For installation of a structural steel beam to support first floor framing per plans."},{"number":"EP-2024-010207","date":"2024-10-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"***CORRECTION***: ADDED FISH ONLY PER 2017 NEC TO CONTRACT New 20amp circuit for outlets x8 New lighting circuit x4 New 20amp circuit for future laundry room x1 New bedroom circuit x2 New washing machine circuit x1 Garage feed x1 New 20amp outlets x7 Hallway rewire x1 Rewire and relocate outlets x3 Rewire outlets x24 New GFCI x3 GFCI rewire x2 New AFCI outlet x1 Remove power in attic x1 Power doorbell wiring x1 New AFCI/ GFCI x3 Rewire 3way/ 4way system for all 4 floors x4 New lighting fixtures at each landing x4 Rewire switch and light location x9 Rewire switch location x6 Install light fixture x2 Rewire recessed lights and install new 6\" LED fixture trims x12 Rewire ceiling fan location x3 Rewire pullchain light x1 Replace bathroom fan x1 Switch control and recessed lights rewire x4 Rewire nook ceiling and picture lights x1 Rewire switch and recessed lights x6 Remove 2 pendants and 3 recessed lights, install pendant on new dimmer switch, 6 new recessed lights, 2 new dimmer, 4 inch led wafers x1 New 3 way switch & stairway light x1 Rewire light x1 Basement rewire x1 Rewire recessed lights x3 Replace recessed lights with new 6\" LED lights x3 New recessed lights x4 Exterior light and switch rewire x1 New smoke detector x4 New smoke/ CO2 detector x5 New 200amp 40ckt panel x1 Two pole 20amp square d homeline breaker x1 90amp two pole circuit breaker x1 200amp grounding system x1 Ring doorbell installation on existing wiring x1 FISH ONLY PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"RP-2025-006836","date":"2025-08-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-26","scope":"Renovation including new kitchen and updated powder room. General electrical and HVAC updates. New rear exterior door. details as shwon on the plans. no structural work and no alteration of fire rated exterior walls."},{"number":"EP-2025-010244","date":"2025-10-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-26","scope":"REWIRE BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR WITH LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. INSTALL TWO SMALL APPLICANCE CIRCUITS TO KITCHEN. INSTALL DEDICATED CIRCUITS FOR KITCHEN APPLICANCE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2025-012293","date":"2025-10-29","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-26","scope":"AMENDED 10.29.25 TO INCLUDE Replaced 4 inch stack and a section of main drain. New kitchen sink drain and vent. 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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/"},{"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. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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. 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"}]}