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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"1014481","date":"2019-11-01","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-01","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)"},{"number":"1043078","date":"2020-02-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-16","scope":"DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MUDROOM--FAMILY ROOM ADDITION (DETAILS AS PER PLAN) SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TRADE JOBS."},{"number":"EP-2020-003830","date":"2020-07-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-07","scope":"Install 200 amp underground service with one 200 amp main 40 circuit panel. (29) fixture locations, (6) switches, (17) receptacles, mudroom and family room addition as per 2014 nec."},{"number":"EP-2022-001198","date":"2022-03-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-02","scope":"Working from the PECO supplied underground service furnish and install one 400 amp 328 continuous load, meter on the side of the house. from the meter furnish and install two sets of 4/0 AL THWN wire. furnish and install two, 200 amp 40 circuit main breaker panels. install a #4 CU water ground and two ground rods with #6 CU wire as per 2014 NEC . TO APPROVED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"EP-2022-004991","date":"2022-05-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-07","scope":"Basement-supply and install square D 200 amp disconnect next to existing panel. Install 200 amp wire from new disconnect to existing 12\" junction box. Installed 200 amp wiring in existing PVC pipe to garage. Install CAT6 wire through other PVC pipe in garage. Garage-supply and install 200 amp Square D panel with main breaker. Install 2 ground rods. Install switch. Install GFI protected receptacle for garage door opener. Supply and install 2-4' LED strip lights. Install 2 GFI protected receptacles on side wall and install GFI protected receptacle by panel as per 2014 nec"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.1,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":680000},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":1425000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 42% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,069,000 to $1,513,500","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 611682 (EXPIRED).","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/"}],"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. 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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. 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