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ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. PLEASE REFERENCE AP#523802 FOR APPROVED FOUNDATION PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"539650","date":"2014-05-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-07-08","scope":"INSTALLATION OF 3 WATER CLOSET, 3 LAVY SINK, 3 TUB/SHOWER COMBOS, 1 KITCHEN SINK AND 1 WATER HEATER"},{"number":"535525","date":"2014-06-23","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-07-08","scope":"FOR RESOLUTION OF DEPT. OF L&I CASE# 431813 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM W. COMBINED ONE (1) INCH FIRE & DOMESTIC SERVICE LINE TO SERVE A THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. 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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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