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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.90% 60,000 BTU"},{"number":"739301","date":"2016-11-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-14","scope":"INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES,LIGHT SWITCHES AND OUTLETS THROUGOUT *REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT ONE FOR ONE* PER 2008 NEC (MULTI FAMILY)"},{"number":"730288","date":"2017-03-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION; INTERIOR PLUMBING; UNIT ONE; FOUR FAMILY DWELLING WITH ROOF DECK;PARAPET WALL - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":750000},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"751279","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FELTON & KIMBERLY HAYMAN","legalName":"FELTON & KIMBERLY HAYMAN","address":"1639 S 22ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":4,"issuedDate":"2017-09-12","latestIssueDate":"2017-09-12","expirationDate":"2018-09-11","inactiveDate":"2018-11-10"},{"number":"756545","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"South 22nd, LLC","legalName":"South 22nd, LLC","address":"1639 S 22ND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2017-11-07","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-05","expirationDate":"2026-11-06","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"756545","type":"Rental","businessName":"South 22nd, LLC","legalName":"South 22nd, LLC","issuedDate":"2017-11-07","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-11-06","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"751279","type":"Rental","businessName":"FELTON & KIMBERLY HAYMAN","legalName":"FELTON & KIMBERLY HAYMAN","issuedDate":"2017-09-12","latestIssueDate":"2017-09-12","closureDate":"2018-11-10","expirationDate":"2018-09-11","inactiveDate":"2018-11-10","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 144% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $287,200 to $700,000","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #26672: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 656709. 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If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"9 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 13, 2023.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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