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Supply and install 48 kVA peak surge arrester. Basement-remove porcelain lights and replace and supply 4' two-strip LED. Repair and cap wires by basement steps, loose receptacle boxes. Rewire two receptacle on 1st floor with AFCI protection. Replace receptacle to AFCI with or without grounds. Fishing wires. AS PER NEC 2014 Amendment: Added work-fishing only-Kitchen-2 220 AFCI/GFI 20 lines for six countertop receptacles, 1 new 20 amp line for dishwasher, fridge, garbage disposal, microwave. Install new line for recessed lights, rewire 4 recessed lights. All work done per 2014 NEC."},{"number":"RP-2021-012694","date":"2021-08-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2021-09-02","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION /ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. FOR A SINGLE- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. *************************NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Mar 8, 2022.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Bingo #424914: Inactive since Dec 14, 2011","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations 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. 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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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