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Light includes white trim with field slectable color light from Warm light 2,700K to cool day light 5,000K. x10 Install 4 in the dining room Install 6 in the rear living room Category 6 cable is used to connect computers and router in a local network. This task includes the wire run of CAT 6 cabling between 2 points with a female port in the new desired location and a male termination at the router or point of service entry. -3rd Floor Office 1 x1 -3rd Floor Office 2 x1 -3rd Floor Main Hall x1 (for hotspot) -2nd Floor Front Hall x1 (for hotspot) -2nd Floor Rear Hall x1 (for hotspot) 3rd Floor x2 (one to each bedroom with the new tv hookups) RG6 cable (used for cable television (CATV) distribution x2 Mount an owner provided television in two of the 3rd Floor Bedrooms x2 Installation of whole house Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device. x1 100amp SER cable is the wire used to run from the main electrical service to a Sub-Panel. x1 New Circuit to be installed 3rd Floor Rear Bedroom Circuit 3rd Floor Rear Bathroom Circuit (20 amp) 3rd Floor Middle Bedroom Circuit 3rd Floor Front Right Bedroom Circuit 3rd Floor Front Left Bedroom/Office Circuit 3rd Floor Hall Bathroom Circuit (20 amp) 2nd and 3rd Floor Lighting Circuit 2nd Floor Master Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom Bathroom Circuit (20 amp) 2nd Floor Front Right Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Front Left Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Hall Bathroom Circuit (20 amp) Living Room Circuit Sitting Room Circuit Dining Room Circuit (20 amp) Entry Room Circuit Powder Room Circuit (20 amp) 1st Floor Lighting Circuit Basement Powder Room Circuit (20 amp) Basement Lighting Circuit Garage Circuit 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x7 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x15 New Outlets to be installed 3rd Floor Rear Bedroom x3 (has 3 existing grounded outlets) 3rd Floor Rear Hallway x1 3r"},{"number":"RP-2022-013367","date":"2022-12-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-23","scope":"RENOVATION PER PLAN"},{"number":"EP-2022-012342","date":"2023-01-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-04","scope":"Kitchen 11 Install gfci/afci protected receptacle on countertop 1 Install gfci/afci protected receptacle on island cut out by others 1 Install gfci for garbage disposal 1 Install outlet for microwave 1 Install 30 amp line for dual fuel stove 1 Install power for hood 1 Install afci receptacle for refrigerator 10 Supply and install 4\" led recessed lights 1 Install customer supplied pendant light 1 Install customer suuplied light for dining rm table 3 Install 3 way switches 1 Supply and install uc light 19' 3 watt warm color 3 Install single pole switch 2 Supply dimmers 1 Permit ans inspection 1 Demo Back room 1 Add counter top gfci receptacle 1 Replace customer supplied light As per 2017 nec"},{"number":"PP-2023-000148","date":"2023-01-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-14","scope":"EZ PLUMBING PERMIT - Plumbing alterations in the kitchen of an existing single-family dwelling.disconnecting old fixtures and installing new fixtures as per the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code. Combo with RP-2022-013367."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":1620000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 66% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,030,400 to $1,709,300","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":"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/"}],"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"}]}