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FOR USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH OFF-STREET ACCESSORY PARKING FOR ONE (1) MOTOR VEHICLE. SEE PERMIT AP# 444073 FOR APPLICATION."},{"number":"476523","date":"2013-07-23","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-06-09","scope":"DEMO OF EXISTING 1 STORY BUIDING AND ERECT 3 STORY BUILDING WITH ROOF DECK ABOVE 3RD FLOOR WITH 42\" HIGH PROTECTIVE RAILING FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.INSTALL NFPA 13D FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. 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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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