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PEX AND PVC THROUGHOUT (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"680339","date":"2016-03-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-08","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE W/METER SOCKET AND PANEL,LIGHTS, RECEPTS, HARDWIRED SMOKES THROUGHOUT AND COMPLETE WIRING OF 2 STORY HOUSE W/BASEMENT AND ROOF DECK AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"693934","date":"2016-05-31","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-21","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FRONT WALL (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PER SUBMITTED PLAN. NO INCREASE IN FOOT PRINT OF STRUCTURE."},{"number":"695804","date":"2016-07-25","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-08","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING FRAMING AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"715337","date":"2016-08-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-02-08","scope":"INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. 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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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