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LAWRENCE ST."},{"number":"792187","date":"2017-08-29","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-29","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE 3 NEW PARCELS FROM 4 EXISTING LOTS PER SURVEY DRAWING NUMBER 20171004S. FOR THE ERECTION OF A 4 STORY STRUCTURE WILL CELLAR TO CONTAIN 1 SFD WITH (1) INTERNAL PARKING STALL AND PRIVATE ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY PILOT HOUSE (TO CONTAIN STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY) AS PER PLANS, ON EACH PROPOSED LOT."},{"number":"871526","date":"2018-08-03","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-18","scope":"TO AMEND PERVIOUS PERMIT AP #830647 (965 N LAWRENCE ST.) AS PER THE FOLLOWING CHANGES PER ATTACHED PLANS."},{"number":"871530","date":"2018-08-03","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-24","scope":"TO AMEND PERVIOUS PERMIT AP #830767 (967 N LAWRENCE ST.) AS PER THE FOLLOWING CHANGES PER ATTACHED PLANS. SEE APPLICATION 871526 FOR PLANS"},{"number":"871531","date":"2018-08-03","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-24","scope":"TO AMEND PERVIOUS PERMIT AP #830768 (969 N LAWRENCE ST.) AS PER THE FOLLOWING CHANGES PER ATTACHED PLANS. SEE APPLICATION 871"},{"number":"ZP-2024-000629","date":null,"work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Denied","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO LOTS (PREMISES C AND PREMISES D) FROM TWO EXISTING LOTS (PREMISES A AND PREMISES B). FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR THE USE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AND TO INCLUDE ONE (1) INTERIOR ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE ON PREMISES C; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY REAR INTERIOR STAIRWAYS FOR THE USE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ON PREMISES D. 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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: ZP-2024-000629 (Denied).","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"}]}