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RE-WIRE BEDROOM LIGHTING AND OUTLETS- ARC FAULT PROTECTED. LAUNDRY ROOM HARD WIRED SMOKE DETECTORS, REPLACE EXISTING SWITCHES AND OUTLETS... 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CONCRETE MASONRY FOUNDATION SYSTEM TO EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; ADDITION IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"645634","date":"2015-10-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-24","scope":"INSTALL 19-RECESSED FIXTURES,6-SP SWITCHES,1-EXTERIOR FIXTURE,1-CLOSET LIGHT,1-DOOR SWITCH,3-DUPLEX RECEPTS,2-FLOOR BOXES,1-EXTERIOR GFCI AND 1-WARM TILE RADIANT HEAT AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"675483","date":"2016-03-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-18","scope":"20 RECESSED LIGHTS, 10 SURFACE FIXTURES, 6 SP SWITCHES, 10 DUPLEX RECEPTACLES ON AN EXISTING 200AMP SERVIVCE AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"ZP-2024-006895","date":"2024-07-25","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO ADJUST TWO (2) EXISTING ZONING LOTS, PREMISES ‘A’: 8605 SEMINOLE AVE & PREMISES ‘B’-1: 8533 SEMONOLE AVE) INTO NEW PROPOSED PARCELS (PARCEL 21: 8605 SEMONOLE AVE) AND (PARCEL 20: 8533 SEMONOLE AVE; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-007638","date":"2024-08-06","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING; THE SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN"},{"number":"RP-2024-012499","date":"2025-02-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-22","scope":"For the addition of a covered patio (open on two sides) with a fireplace and chimney stack. 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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. 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