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FLASH AND SEAL ROOF. INTERIOR WORK NOT INCLUDED ON THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CONTACT DISTRICT INSPECTOR FOR INITIAL INSPECTION AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK."},{"number":"996220","date":"2019-07-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-15","scope":"100 AMP SERVICE, WIRING LIGHTS, OUTLETS, SWITCHES & SMOKE/CO DETECTORS, PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"1001346","date":"2019-08-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-15","scope":"INSTALL 7 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1016432","date":"2019-10-04","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-15","scope":"INSTALL 60,000 BTU 90% EFF FURNACE AND A 2 TON COIL AND CONDENSER WITH DUCTWORK"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":11.32,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":85000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":160000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":325000},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":340000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"575826","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1534 S. 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L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. 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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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