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(INSTALLATION OF 96% DIRECT VENT HVAC, 85 K BTU AND 2 TONS CONDENSER CONNECTING TO ALL NECESSARY DUCT WORK AS PER EZ STANDARDS)."},{"number":"PP-2022-013257","date":"2022-10-04","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-25","scope":"2 wc, 2 lav, shower, kitchen, hwh and hose bibb"},{"number":"RP-2022-013717","date":"2023-01-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-25","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERIOR STAIRS AS PART OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO CONTINUOUS USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. THE EXISTING BASEMENT TO REMAIN NON-HABITABLE SPACE. 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At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy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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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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