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INSTALL THREE NEW REGISTERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK."},{"number":"311149","date":"2010-11-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-05","scope":"INSTALL 4 30 AMP CIRCUITS HVAC,INSTAL 1 60 AMP CIRCUIT HVAC,INSTALL 1 50 AMP/240 CIRCUIT A/C,REWIRE NEW HVAC SYSTEM WITH NO INCREASE IN LOAD AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"348153","date":"2011-06-17","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-15","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO NON LOAD BEARING PARTIONS, FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING COVERINGS ONLY. REPLACE DOORS AND WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS FOR FOURTH FLOOR ONLY. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMITS."},{"number":"348330","date":"2011-06-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-09-27","scope":"WIRE ATTIC SPACE, INSTALLING 16 LIGHT FIXTURES THRU-OUT, INSTALLING OUTLETS THRU-OUT A DEDICATED GFCI RECPTACLE OUTLET IN BATHROOM, INSTALL 2 SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"350505","date":"2011-06-30","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-26","scope":"ADDITION OF NEW RESTROOM 4TH FLOOR, 1 SHOWER, 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 LAVY"},{"number":"464785","date":"2013-04-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-06","scope":"DIG A AREA AT SIDE OF PROPERTY FORM AND OUR A 8\" THICK RETAINING WALL. FORM AND POUR CONCRETE STEPS AND BOTTOM LANDING SET NEW 2\" DRAIN WITH TRAP TO EXT 6\" SOIL LINE FABRICATE AND SET 3\" HIGH WROUGHT ROW RAILING AROUNG APENING WITH HANDRAIL. 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Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, underpinning and excavations (i.e., digging in basement). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE WITH NO CHANGES PROPOSED TO USE AND NO CHANGES PROPOSED TO EXTERIOR OF BUILDING. WORK INCLUDES INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING PRIMARY SUITE INCLUDING SHOWER, BATH, AND CLOSET."},{"number":"EP-2024-005841","date":"2024-06-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-30","scope":"Bedroom, bath and laundry renovation to include switches, receptacles, fixtures, laundry circuits, bath fan"},{"number":"PP-2024-008217","date":"2024-06-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-15","scope":"Disconnect and remove fixtures Replace shut-off valves Install new fixtures 4 FIXTURES"},{"number":"GM-2025-004723","date":"2025-05-27","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-01","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Existing Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replacement of sheathing in excess of 10% of roof area shall not be applicable to the EZ permit process. 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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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