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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"957419","date":"2019-03-14","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-14","scope":"FOR USE AS THREE(3) DWELLING UNITS IN AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE."},{"number":"957421","date":"2019-06-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-07-27","scope":"CONVERT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO 3 UNIT MULTIFAMILY DWELLING PER ATTACHED PLANS.** BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED NFPA 13 ** *IEBC 09*"},{"number":"1007061","date":"2019-11-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-10-19","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLTION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE; FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1015681","date":"2019-12-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-11","scope":"400 AMP SERVICE GROUND SYSTEM WIRE THROUGHOUT ACCORDING TO CODE AND PLANS AS PER 2014 NEC AND NFPA 72 (WEST DIST) FURNISH AND INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT AS PER 2017 NEC AND THE 2016 NFPA 72 (WEST DIST)"},{"number":"1035970","date":"2020-03-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-26","scope":"3 WATER CLOSETS, 3 BATHS, 3 LAVS, 3 KITCHENS AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"PP-2020-004483","date":"2020-07-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-10","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"MP-2020-000706","date":"2020-09-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-26","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A NEW HVAC SYSTEM,AIR HANDLERS , REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS.APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY ,CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":6.2,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":61000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":439000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"675418","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"EDNA BALLANCE","legalName":"EDNA BALLANCE","address":"1004 BELMONT AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2015-08-25","latestIssueDate":"2016-08-24","expirationDate":"2017-08-31","inactiveDate":"2017-10-30"},{"number":"706112","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DITECH FINANCIAL LLC","legalName":"DITECH FINANCIAL LLC","address":"1004 BELMONT AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2016-06-25","expirationDate":"2017-06-24","inactiveDate":"2017-08-23"},{"number":"842923","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Rodney Ross","legalName":"Rodney Ross","address":"1004 BELMONT AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2020-06-04","latestIssueDate":"2022-06-09","expirationDate":"2023-06-03","inactiveDate":"2023-08-02"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"842923","type":"Rental","businessName":"Rodney Ross","legalName":"Rodney Ross","issuedDate":"2020-06-04","latestIssueDate":"2022-06-09","closureDate":"2023-08-02","expirationDate":"2023-06-03","inactiveDate":"2023-08-02","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"706112","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"DITECH FINANCIAL LLC","legalName":"DITECH FINANCIAL LLC","issuedDate":"2016-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2016-06-25","closureDate":"2017-08-23","expirationDate":"2017-06-24","inactiveDate":"2017-08-23","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"675418","type":"Rental","businessName":"EDNA BALLANCE","legalName":"EDNA BALLANCE","issuedDate":"2015-08-25","latestIssueDate":"2016-08-24","closureDate":"2017-10-30","expirationDate":"2017-08-31","inactiveDate":"2017-10-30","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 529% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $65,100 to $409,700","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #957419: 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":"4 permits not marked completed: 929185 (Expired), 957421 (Expired), 1007061 (Expired), 1015681 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 11, 2023","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 30, 2019.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #706112: Inactive since Aug 23, 2017","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 3 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. 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"}]}