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Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work. No work in the basement level. Amend Permit 10/12/2023 to add installation of structural beams in the kitchen area."},{"number":"EP-2023-004840","date":"2023-05-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-20","scope":"Kitchen/Dining Room 1 Install 20 amp line for microwave, receptacle AFCI protected 11 Install AFCI protected receptacle. 1 Install 20 amp line for refrigerator and receptacle AFCI protected 2 Island -install AFCI/GFI protected receptacle. 2 Install AFCI/GFI protected ( plug strip receptacle ) total of 8' 5 Install single pole switch 4 Supply dimmer. 2 Install 3 way switch 1 Demo wires as needed. 18 Supply and install 4\" LED recessed lights. 1 Supply and install undercabinet lighting. LED – total of 16' 1 Supply and install low voltage dimmer 1 Install line for induction oven 240 volts 40 amp 2 Install line for wall oven 240 volt 50 amp 1 Installed dishwasher connection receptacle AFCI / GFI protected 1 Install garbage disposal connection. Install switch and receptacle with AFCI protection and cord 3 Install customer supplied pendant Powder Room 1 Install GFI receptacle on 20 amp line 2 Install switch 2 install customer supplied fixture 1 Supply and install exhaust fan ( venting by others) 2nd Floor Bath, Laundry , and Hall 6 Install switch 13 Supply and install 4\" LED recessed lights. 8 Install GFI protected receptacle (on 2 20 amp lines) 1 Install GFI protected receptacle on 20 amp line for washer 1 Install 240 volt 30 amp line for dryer 2 Supply and install exhaust fan ( venting by others) 3 Install wiring for customer supplied back lighted mirrors 1 Install sub box and transfer wires as needed 1 Permit and inspection. All fishing per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2023-007080","date":"2023-06-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-07","scope":"REPLACE 11 FIXTURES IN Powder room, kitchen, laundry, and two bathroom renovations."},{"number":"MP-2023-003858","date":"2023-10-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-07","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Ductwork modification to accommodate new floor plan. Add 5\" supply feed to 1st floor bathroom. Install 6\" and 8\" duct in 2nd floor with three 6\" supply feeds. 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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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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/"},{"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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