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ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS SEALED BY DESIGN ENGINEER. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A NFPA 13R STANDARD."},{"number":"PP-2020-001964","date":"2020-08-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-22","scope":"For Interior Plumbing Work to Include installing house drain, stack, and 1 water heaters, 4 toilets, 4 lavs, 4 shower/tub, 1 kitchen sinks, 2 hose bibbs, 1 washers, and 1 bar sink, water supply to fixtures and soil and waste piping as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":1030000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0960968","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Janna Canavan","legalName":"Janna Canavan","address":"2138 KIMBALL ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-09-11","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-12","expirationDate":"2026-09-10","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0960968","type":"Rental","businessName":"Janna Canavan","legalName":"Janna Canavan","issuedDate":"2024-09-11","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-12","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 38% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,014,000 to $1,399,000","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":"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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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/"}]}