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Front bedroom Rear left bedroom Rear right bedroom Bathroom 20 amp Living room Dining room 20 amp Kitchen x 4 (20 amp for refrigerator, 20 amp for wall freezer, 20 amp general wall near oven, 15 amp for gas range and general lighting and basement lighting) Laundry 20 amp circuit Verify furnace functionality Listed Below: 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x3 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x4 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 New Outlets to be installed to replace the existing ungrounded and/or improperly wired and bootlegged grounded outlet locations. Front bedroom x 4 Rear left bedroom x 3 Rear right bedroom x 3 Bathroom 20 amp GFCI Living room x 3(possible remove outlet from closet and properly install nearby outside of the closet) Dining room x 1 (replace the improperly wired outlet under rear window. Existing 2 grounded outlets on kitchen side wall can remain) Kitchen x 5(refrigerator outlet, wall GFCI for freezer, Wall GFCI in place of 2 prong near stove, Wall GFCI in front of refrigerator, outlet for gas stove) Basement Laundry GFCI Listed Below: 15 amp Duplex x14 20 amp Duplex x1 20 amp GFCI x5 New wiring for existing Light and Switch locations to be installed Front bedroom Rear left bedroom Rear right bedroom Hallway 3way system first to 2nd floor Bathroom Living room Front exterior Dining room rewire recessed with new LED 6? flat wafer lights in dropped ceiling Kitchen rewire lighting(new basic round fixture is needed) Basement new switch and wiring for basic lighting Listed Below: Light Switch ( One Location) x9 3way Light Switch x2 Light Fixture (Standard Weight) x4 Light Fixture (Lite weight) x3 Door Light x1 Provide and install color select-able 4 inch flat wafer recessed light. x6 CUT AND REMOVE BAS"},{"number":"PP-2023-014850","date":"2023-10-31","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-27","scope":"Water Service 3/4"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}],"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/"},{"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. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}