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SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN ENGINEER'S REPORT/ PLANS. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE."},{"number":"985116","date":"2019-06-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-04","scope":"FIX & REPLACE DAMAGED OUTLETS ON REAR SIDE WALL AS NEEDED, INSTALL NEW DEVICES ON REAR SIDE WALL OF HOUSE, PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"EP-2023-000660","date":"2023-01-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-17","scope":"Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device x1 50 amp AFCI for electric range x1 . 200amp 30ckt Homeline Service x1 FISH ONLY as per 2017 nec"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":69,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":382650},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":529000},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":700000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 2 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 10, 2019.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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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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