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NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND HVAC. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD DATED FEBRUARY, 2007. 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DEVIATION FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"PP-2022-000943","date":"2022-01-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-09","scope":"Replacement of 40 Gal electric water heater"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":4.45,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":66000},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2009,"k":"sale","p":160000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":360000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"743463","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Lucas Hayden","legalName":"Lucas Hayden","address":"1326 S GARNET ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2017-06-26","latestIssueDate":"2017-06-26","expirationDate":"2018-06-24","inactiveDate":"2018-08-23"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"743463","type":"Rental","businessName":"Lucas Hayden","legalName":"Lucas Hayden","issuedDate":"2017-06-26","latestIssueDate":"2017-06-26","closureDate":"2018-08-23","expirationDate":"2018-06-24","inactiveDate":"2018-08-23","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2022-000943 (Expired). 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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. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. 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