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(FAST TRACK)","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2010-07-14","number":"11785","relatedPermit":"273481"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2014,"total":1688.48,"principal":989.32,"interest":192.92,"penalty":69.25},{"year":2015,"total":1324.1,"principal":989.32,"interest":103.88,"penalty":69.25},{"year":2016,"total":1214.76,"principal":1033.47,"interest":15.5,"penalty":10.33}],"taxNet":4227.34,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":64200,"taxable":64200,"land":16740,"improvement":47460,"taxableLand":16740,"taxableImprovement":47460,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":64200,"taxable":64200,"land":11042,"improvement":53158,"taxableLand":11042,"taxableImprovement":53158,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":22000,"taxable":22000,"land":7480,"improvement":14520,"taxableLand":7480,"taxableImprovement":14520,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":18500,"taxable":18500,"land":3182,"improvement":15318,"taxableLand":3182,"taxableImprovement":15318,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":19200,"taxable":19200,"land":6605,"improvement":12595,"taxableLand":6605,"taxableImprovement":12595,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":19200,"taxable":19200,"land":6605,"improvement":12595,"taxableLand":6605,"taxableImprovement":12595,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":19200,"taxable":19200,"land":6605,"improvement":12595,"taxableLand":6605,"taxableImprovement":12595,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":29500,"taxable":29500,"land":5900,"improvement":23600,"taxableLand":5900,"taxableImprovement":23600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":29500,"taxable":29500,"land":5900,"improvement":23600,"taxableLand":5900,"taxableImprovement":23600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":39000,"taxable":39000,"land":7800,"improvement":31200,"taxableLand":7800,"taxableImprovement":31200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":39000,"taxable":39000,"land":7800,"improvement":31200,"taxableLand":7800,"taxableImprovement":31200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":146300,"taxable":146300,"land":29260,"improvement":117040,"taxableLand":29260,"taxableImprovement":117040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":546,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1007796","date":"2019-09-23","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-27","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY CASE #537192 FOR ALTERATIONS TO FRONT AND REAR WALLS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEER'S REPORT AND APPROVED PLANS. ANY WORK BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORT REQUIRES SEPARATE PERMIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION."},{"number":"1041298","date":"2020-01-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-09","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations; underpinning and excavations (i.e. digging in Basement)."},{"number":"1041352","date":"2020-01-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-03-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans"},{"number":"1042968","date":"2020-01-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE REWIRE SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHT FIXTURES AND 110V SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2014 EAST DISTRICT"},{"number":"1042986","date":"2020-01-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-03-05","scope":"2 1/2 BATHS, 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-LAUNDRY & STACK & INSIDE HOUSE DRAIN THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I: INTERIOR UNSAFE"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"275647","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RALPH HIGGINS","legalName":"RALPH HIGGINS","address":"1747 ORTHODOX ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-12-10","latestIssueDate":"2004-12-10","expirationDate":"2005-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"840920","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"Tiffany Jones","legalName":"Tiffany Jones","address":"1747 ORTHODOX ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2020-04-07","latestIssueDate":"2023-04-24","expirationDate":"2024-04-06","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"949172","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"J&J Real Estate Investments LLC","legalName":"J&J Real Estate Investments LLC","address":"1747 ORTHODOX ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-04-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-09","expirationDate":"2027-04-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"949172","type":"Rental","businessName":"J&J Real Estate Investments LLC","legalName":"J&J Real Estate Investments LLC","issuedDate":"2024-04-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"840920","type":"Rental","businessName":"Tiffany Jones","legalName":"Tiffany Jones","issuedDate":"2020-04-07","latestIssueDate":"2023-04-24","closureDate":"2024-04-06","expirationDate":"2024-04-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"275647","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"RALPH HIGGINS","legalName":"RALPH HIGGINS","issuedDate":"2004-12-10","latestIssueDate":"2004-12-10","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2005-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 275% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $39,000 to $146,300","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #11785: OPEN · Granted; related permit 273481.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 1041298 (Expired), 1041352 (Expired), 1042968 (Issued), 1042986 (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. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1935 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 1 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 26, 2019.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #275647: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"}],"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}