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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.\" THIS PERMIT TO INCLUDE REMOVAL / REPLACEMENT OF INTERIOR STAIRS SAME IN KIND."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":29113},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 148531 (Expired). 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. 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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. 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