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SIDING ON THE REAR OF THE HOUSE."},{"number":"EP-2025-004884","date":"2025-05-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-18","scope":"- New 200-amp service taps - New 200-amp service wire - New 200-amp meter socket - New 200-amp 40-space 80-circuit main breaker panel - All new connectors - All new circuit breakers - Installation of a new GFI outlet next to the main panel - Installation of a new location ground rod with #4 grounding wire from the main panel to both the existing ground rod and the new one - Installation of a new #4 grounding wire to the gas main to bond the gas"},{"number":"MP-2025-002883","date":"2025-07-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-01","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. Install 3:1 Daikin ductless system (3 indoor, 1 outdoor)"},{"number":"RP-2025-007388","date":"2025-08-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-28","scope":"For alterations to a Single Family Dwelling Property as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. *** NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.*** Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing."},{"number":"RP-2026-006275","date":"2026-06-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. ***NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.*** Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work"},{"number":"PP-2026-009516","date":"2026-07-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"- Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing"},{"number":"EP-2026-006757","date":"2026-07-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Wiring for kitchen and living room, install light fixtures, outlets switches"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.43,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":150000},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":515000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"654558","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHARLES VALENTINE DEBORAH MCCOLLOCH","legalName":"CHARLES VALENTINE DEBORAH MCCOLLOCH","address":"1438 E COLUMBIA AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2015-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-24","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"654558","type":"Rental","businessName":"CHARLES VALENTINE DEBORAH MCCOLLOCH","legalName":"CHARLES VALENTINE DEBORAH MCCOLLOCH","issuedDate":"2015-02-24","latestIssueDate":"2015-02-24","closureDate":"2016-06-29","expirationDate":"2016-04-30","inactiveDate":"2016-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: RP-2025-007388 (Expired), RP-2026-006275 (Issued), PP-2026-009516 (Issued), EP-2026-006757 (Issued). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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/"},{"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/"},{"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. 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"}]}