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DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"9922637","date":"2019-05-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-22","scope":"REPAIR AND REPLACE SUPPLY AND SANITARY DRAIN LINES AS NEEDED, REPLACE FIXTURES; ONE KITCHEN SINK, ONE LAUNDRY TUB, TWO TOILETS, TWO LAVS., ONE SHOWER, ONE HOT WATER TANK AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2014 PLUMBING CODE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 115% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $97,100 to $208,900","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 28, 2018.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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