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PERMIT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF INTERIOR WALLS, CEILINGS, SOFFITS,REPLACEMENT OF STAIRS AND HANDRAIL/GUARD, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NEW DORMER. THIS WORK INCLUDES THE EXCAVATION OF THE BASEMENT, UNDERPINNING NOT NECESSARY PER P.E. LETTER ATTACHED. ALL EXTERIOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN APPROVED BY THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION. THE REMOVAL AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE REAR ADDITION AND DECK IS NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT A SEPARATE BUILDING AND ZONING PERMIT IS REQUIRED. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL,HVAC, AND PLUMBING."},{"number":"153271","date":"2008-05-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-02-17","scope":"FXT INSTALLATION: INSTALLATION OF WATER SUPPLY PIPING TO FXTS. INSTALLATION OF SOIL AND WATER PIPING FROM FXTS. 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NO UNITS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON THE MAIN ROOF OF THE HOUSE."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.11,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2009,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":1360000},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":1500000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 18, 2010.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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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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. 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