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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"630647","date":"2015-12-17","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-13","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE AND CMU FOUNDATION & GROUND FLOOR AND FRT FRAMED UPPER FLOORS, FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THROUGHOUT WITH GARAGE IN A PORTION OF THE FIRST FLOOR AND OPEN PASSAGEWAY FOR REAR YARD EGRESS TO FRONT PUBLIC WAY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. STREETS DEPT. APPROVAL FOR ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCORACHMENTS OR CLOSURES DURING CONSTRUCTION. PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND PEDESTRIANS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES. **AMENDED PERMIT REQ'D TO NAME WELDING INSPECTOR**"},{"number":"659960","date":"2016-02-25","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-10","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT # 630647 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING TO NOW INCLUDE UNDERPINNING AT THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN PROPERTY LINES DUE TO PROPOSED EXVACATION EXCEEDING DEPTH OF EXISITNG ADJACENT FOUNDATIONS. **10 DAY NOTICE TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS REQUIRED** ALL WORK PER ENGINEER'S PLAN - SPECIAL INSPECTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY WING CHEONG AU, PE038447E **PROTECTION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND R-O-W REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES**"},{"number":"713189","date":"2016-08-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-12","scope":"INSTALL 5 WATER CLOSETS, 5 LAVY SNKS, 5 TUBS, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 1 LAUNDRY TUB & CESSPOOL - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"702840","date":"2016-08-17","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D TO INCLUDE A 1-INCH COMBINED LINE AND BOOSTER PUMP IN A NEW FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"717881","date":"2016-08-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-13","scope":"200AMP SERVICE, NEW PANEL AND WIRING THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHTS & SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 CC DISTRICT"},{"number":"728792","date":"2016-10-13","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (3) HVAC UNITS (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). SFD"},{"number":"820410","date":"2017-09-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2018-06-26","scope":"INSTALL 5\"LATERAL,CURB TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20172720690-\"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\""}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1010405","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"yue ming zhao","legalName":"yue ming zhao","address":"936 RIDGE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2026-06-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-15","expirationDate":"2027-06-14","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1010405","type":"Rental","businessName":"yue ming zhao","legalName":"yue ming zhao","issuedDate":"2026-06-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-14","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #598815: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 820410 (EXPIRED). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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.","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"}]}