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CELLS 320W PANELS, 14 SOLAREDGE P320 OPTIMIZERS. ALL PV SYSTEM COMPONENTS LISTED FOR SOLAR PV APPLICATION PER NEC 690.4(D). INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH 2009 IRC, 2009 IBC, AND THE NEC 2008."},{"number":"GM-2024-004623","date":"2024-07-08","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-25","scope":"**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For repair / replacement of roof covering(s) on existing roof(s) in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard shall result in revocation of this permit."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"land","p":150000},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2009,"k":"sale","p":860000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2024-004623 (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. 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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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