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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"644124","date":"2015-10-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"REPLACE STACK WASTE AND WATER LINES AND SET FIXTURES 2 WC,2 LAV SINKS,1 KITCHEN SINK,1 WATER BOX AND 2 BATH TUBS (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"648446","date":"2015-10-28","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"DEMO AND REPLACE FRONT FACADE REPLACE FRONT WALL WITH A FRAME WALL - REMOVE EXISTING BRICK FRONT WALL, 300 SQUARE FEET. FRAME NEW FRONT WALL WITH 2 X 8 STUDS AND PLYWOOD SHEATHING. NEW FRAMING TO BE STRUCTURALLY FASTENED TO EXISTING PARTY WALLS AND INSPECTED PRIOR TO CLOSING. FOUNDATION WALL TO EXTEND TO FIRST FLOOR AT 8 INCH WIDTH. PHYSICALLY TIE IN EVERY 4 FEET AT ADJOINING WALL. NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS MUST COMPLY WITH ALL GLAZING REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. INSTALL CAPPING, FLASHING AND AS PER CODE REQUIREMENTS. R-19 INSULATION AND SHEETROCK ON INTERIOR FRONT WALL FOR FINISH."},{"number":"651305","date":"2015-11-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-12","scope":"INSTALL ONE 80,000 BTU 92% 13 SEER 2 1/2 A/C CONDENSER WITH RELATED DUCT WORK SUPPLY AND RETURNS HEATER IN BASEMENT,CONDENSER ON BACK ROOF"},{"number":"652749","date":"2015-11-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-17","scope":"WIRE & INSTALL. 24 LIGHT FIXTURES, 30 OUTLETS, 15 SWITCHES, 4 SMOKE DETECTORS 220-30AMP AC CIRCUIT NO SERVICE AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.53,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":190000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 100% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $80,900 to $162,200","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 16, 2015.","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 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. 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. 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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