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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-19","scope":"OBTAIN A VARINACE FOR 2011-15 HOPE STREET TWO EXISTING LOTS HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 EQUAL LOTS OF 18.66 THE VARIANCE THAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS FOR ALL LOTS TO BE ZONES AS RSA-5 OR TO ALLOW A SFD TO BE BUILT.NEW REQUEST FOR A SFD CONSTRUCTION ON EACH LOT, VARIANCES FOR MINUMUM LOT SIZE REAR YARD SPACE AND MINUMUM OPEN AREA ARE REQUESTED AS WELL AS PER ZONING DRAWINGS"},{"number":"777100","date":"2017-10-13","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-13","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW ATTACHED LIGHT=FRAMED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING INSTALLATION, EGRESS WINDOW WELL, FOUNDATION INSTALLATION, ROOF DECK INSTALLATION, ACCESS PILOT HOUSE ERECTION, AND BRACED WALL PANEL INSTALLATION. **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATION.**"},{"number":"832885","date":"2017-12-29","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-13","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DESIGNED PER NFPA 13D WITH A 1 INCH COMBINE SERVICE LINE AND SPRINKLER LAYOUT AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"850490","date":"2018-02-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-16","scope":"ALL NEW WIRING,DEVICES,LIGHTING AND 200AMP OVERHEAD SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"850875","date":"2018-02-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-16","scope":"INT ROUGH AND FINISH PLUMBING SUPPLY LINES TO FIXTURES WASTE LINES FROM FIXTURES 3 WC,3 LAVS,1 KITCHEN SINK,1 TUB,1 SHOWER AND WASHER.CURB TRAP,FAI AND 1\" COMBO SERVICE PA20180380702 (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"853709","date":"2018-02-21","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-16","scope":"INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. 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Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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.","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"}]}