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FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. ***********NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH., OR ELECTRICAL WORK. ***************************************************************************************** Amendment: To Amend building permit for correction of violation(case# CF-2021-036363): to legalize the basement interior partition and attic stairway repair/ reinforcement and the partial interior non-bearing framing and drywall as per plan."},{"number":"PP-2020-012985","date":"2021-02-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-13","scope":"To install the fixtures and pipes on the existing single family as per EZ plumbing standard: 3 LAV.,3 water closets, 2 shower/ tubs, 1 dishwasher, 1 water heater, 1 kitchen sink, 1 washer, 1 hose bibbs."},{"number":"MP-2021-000535","date":"2021-02-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IN COMPLIANCE WITH EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES."},{"number":"EP-2021-000845","date":"2021-02-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-04","scope":"To rewire thought-out the whole house on the existing 200 AMP service for the existing single family as per NEC 2014"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":130000},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":130000},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. 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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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