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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. MAINTAIN EXISTING USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"937975","date":"2019-06-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AND ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING WITH ROOF DECK AT THE THIRD STORY LEVEL AND A ROOF DECK ABOVE THE THIRD STORY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. STRUCTURE FOR CONTINUED USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SEPARATE PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 10 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED."},{"number":"1005362","date":"2019-08-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-26","scope":"200AMP SERVICE ELECTRICAL REWIRE/DEVICES AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"1025233","date":"2019-11-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-08","scope":"REPLACE STACK WASTE AND WATER LINES INSTALL 9 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1027561","date":"2019-11-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-31","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. 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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. 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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