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SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JAN 2011. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CALL INSPECTOR AT DISTRICT OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO STARTING WORK. *** THE LISTED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, BLUE LINE CONSTRUCTION, HAS NO EMPLOYEES AS PER NOTARIZED LETTER.ALL SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE TO BE LICENSED IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AND LISTED ON PERMIT. A SUB-CONTRACTORS LIST IS TO BE GIVEN TO THE INSPECTOR BEFORE ANY WORK STARTS."},{"number":"526107","date":"2014-03-24","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-07-28","scope":"INSTALL 90,000 BTU FURNACE WITH 3 TON A/C AND A RELATED DUCT WORK."},{"number":"527294","date":"2014-03-28","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-23","scope":"INSTALL 4 INCH BRICK VENEER ON NEW CONCRETE FOOTING IN FRONT OF EXISTING MASONRY WALL AS PER 2009 IRC 703.7. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30 FEET ABOVE FOUNDATION. MAXIMUM THICKNESS 5 INCHES. WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS SAME SIZE/LOCATION AND SHALL COMPLY WITH EMERGENCY EGRESS STANDARD AS PER IRC. NEW CONCRETE FOOTING TO BE BELOW FROST LINE, (30 INCHES). NEW WALL SHALL BE ANCHORED TO SUPPORTING WALL WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METAL TIES 24 INCHES ON CENTER HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. PROVIDE 1 INCH AIR SPACE BETWEEN WALLS. PROVIDE WEEP HOLES AND FLASHING ABOVE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS. PROVIDE CAPPING, FLASHING AND CAULKING AT TERMINATION OF WALL TO PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION. 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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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