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ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2022-004288 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2023-008854","date":"2024-01-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-23","scope":"INSTALL 400- AMP 4- GANG METER PACK AND SUB PANELS AND GROUNDING SYSTEM. REWIRE TWO FAMILY DWELLING UNITS AND ONE COMMERCIAL SPACE LIGHTING FIXTURES, OUTLETS , SWITCHES AND CO SMOKE DETECTORS AND INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS , EXITS SIGNS AND INSTALL FEEDERS FOR HVAC SYSTEMS. 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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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