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A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE IS REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET (1/4 HEIGHT OF CONSTRUCTION) OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC.SEPERATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":25.67,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":12000},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":189000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":250000},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":320000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"729289","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TWO EASY ENTERPRISE LLC","legalName":"TWO EASY ENTERPRISE LLC ","address":"2126 N 8TH ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-02-22","latestIssueDate":"2017-02-22","expirationDate":"2018-02-21","inactiveDate":"2018-04-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"729289","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"TWO EASY ENTERPRISE LLC","legalName":"TWO EASY ENTERPRISE LLC ","issuedDate":"2017-02-22","latestIssueDate":"2017-02-22","closureDate":"2018-04-22","expirationDate":"2018-02-21","inactiveDate":"2018-04-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 31% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $231,500 to $302,500","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"4 failed, 0 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Feb 15, 2017.","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. 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