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WINDOW REPLACEMENT WITH SCHEDULE AS REQUIRED. EXTERIOR WALL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS PER BUILDING APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"EP-2025-012177","date":"2025-12-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-28","scope":"Rewire throughout the whole house (outlets, switches and fixtures) replace a new panel and add a sub-panel"},{"number":"MP-2025-006653","date":"2025-12-31","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-01","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Additional permits may be required. To install 2 central heating and A/C (3-ton each, 1200 CFM each) systems and ductwork for the existing single family. HVAC unit uses the high efficiency w/powered air supply exhaust device, the condensing unit is in the rear yard, 18 diffusers)"},{"number":"PP-2025-016541","date":"2026-01-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-01","scope":"To install 10 fixtures and pipes: 2 Lavatories, 2 water closets, 2 showers/tubs, 1 kitchen sink, 1 hose bibbs, 1 water heater, 1 storm drain & 1 dishwasher (NOT A FIXTURE) To replace interior house drain & stack."},{"number":"ZP-2026-006842","date":"2026-06-12","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":190000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"227254","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DI MENNA GENTILE","legalName":"DI MENNA GENTILE","address":"2749 S SHERIDAN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2003-03-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-31","expirationDate":"2026-02-28","inactiveDate":"2026-04-29"},{"number":"1011831","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Active","businessName":"Yuyang Chen","legalName":"Yuyang Chen","address":"2749 S SHERIDAN ST","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2026-07-02","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-02","expirationDate":"2027-07-01","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1011831","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","businessName":"Yuyang Chen","legalName":"Yuyang Chen","issuedDate":"2026-07-02","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-02","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-01","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"227254","type":"Rental","businessName":"DI MENNA GENTILE","legalName":"DI MENNA GENTILE","issuedDate":"2003-03-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-31","closureDate":"2026-04-29","expirationDate":"2026-02-28","inactiveDate":"2026-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 7, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 9, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","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. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. 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/"}]}