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BASEMENT & ROOFTOP STRUCTURE & ROOF DECK, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING (TOWNHOUSE) OF LIGHT-FRAME & PRE-ENGINEERED WOOD JOIST CONSTRUCTION W. REINFORCED CONCRETE FOUNDATION & LOW-SLOPE WALKABLE ROOF ASSEMBLY; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED W. ADD'L WINDOW PROTECTION PER BBS CASE# 27954. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB. & FIRESUPP WORK. SITE TO BE EXCAVATED AT AREAS ADJACENT TO EXISTING STRUCTURE(S) NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT. PERMIT HOLDER TO NOTIFY OWNER(S) OF ADJOINING PROPERTY(IES) NO LESS THAN TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK."},{"number":"878492","date":"2018-05-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-27","scope":"INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. 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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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