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FUEL GAS CODE AND AS PER 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":"978824","date":"2019-05-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-03","scope":"INSTALL 1\" WATER SERVICE 5\" CURBTRAP 4\" MAIN DRAIN 4\" FAI"},{"number":"979491","date":"2019-05-24","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-24","scope":"INSTALL 12 FIXTURES WATER HEATER AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1017822","date":"2019-10-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-24","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE SFD WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2014 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0.04,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":442775},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":460000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"232210","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"EILEEN ERLICHMAN","legalName":"EILEEN ERLICHMAN","address":"3736 BRANDYWINE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2003-03-07","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-04","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":"2019-04-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"232210","type":"Rental","businessName":"EILEEN ERLICHMAN","legalName":"EILEEN ERLICHMAN","issuedDate":"2003-03-07","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-04","closureDate":"2019-04-29","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":"2019-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 738% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $42,700 to $358,000","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"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":"Use permit #926102: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. 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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. 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