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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2021-013970","date":"2021-11-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Amendment Ready For Issue","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO ROOF DECKS, ONE REAR ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM REAR OF 3RD FLOOR AND ONE ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. ****NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. OR ELECTRICAL WORK. **** AMENDMENT: change the Insulation of Existing walls R-13, New walls changed it to R-19, New roof R-38."},{"number":"PP-2021-024434","date":"2022-01-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-18","scope":"Install new interior plumbing for single family rehab with 2 full bathrooms 1 kitchen 1 laundry"},{"number":"EP-2021-013415","date":"2022-02-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-013970 Amendment: This permit needs to be amended to electric permit for new construction. Wiring as per NEC, outlets, switches, lights, hard wiring smokes, 200 AMP service. The system will not let me change the type of work from alterations to new construction but this amendment will be in place for the change."},{"number":"MP-2021-007624","date":"2023-05-02","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-013970"},{"number":"PP-2023-009557","date":"2023-07-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 8 new interior plumbing for 2 toilets, 2 lavs, 2 showers, 1 kitchen sink & 1 laundry sink."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":2.82,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":120000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":458780}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1013201","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Christine Toledo","legalName":"Christine Toledo","address":"2804 MASTER ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2026-07-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-20","expirationDate":"2027-07-19","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1013201","type":"Rental","businessName":"Christine Toledo","legalName":"Christine Toledo","issuedDate":"2026-07-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-19","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-21","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 104% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $190,100 to $388,100","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: RP-2021-013970 (Amendment Ready For Issue), PP-2021-024434 (Expired), EP-2021-013415 (Issued), MP-2021-007624 (Issued), PP-2023-009557 (Issued). 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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 1925 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}