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NOTE: CONTRACTOR IS LISTED AS A \"SOLE PROPRIETOR\" AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND/OR WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE - ALL SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRE SEPARATE LICENSES AND INSURANCE SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK"},{"number":"585278","date":"2015-01-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-23","scope":"CURB TRAP,HD, FAI, FIXTURES PA20150191503 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS & PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5' IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"},{"number":"593077","date":"2015-02-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"Install 60,000 btu gas furnace with 2 ton a/c with related duct work"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":11.72,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":29000},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":209900}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"529748","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ANTHONY GROGAN","legalName":"ANTHONY GROGAN","address":"1318 S OPAL ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2011-04-07","latestIssueDate":"2011-04-07","expirationDate":"2012-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"529748","type":"Rental","businessName":"ANTHONY GROGAN","legalName":"ANTHONY GROGAN","issuedDate":"2011-04-07","latestIssueDate":"2011-04-07","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2012-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 34% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $258,300 to $346,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 582787 (EXPIRED), 593077 (Expired). 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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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