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NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD DATED FEBRUARY, 2007. DEVIATION FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"334149","date":"2011-04-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-15","scope":"INSTALL CURB TRAP"},{"number":"334731","date":"2011-04-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-14","scope":"REPLACE LATERAL"},{"number":"937377","date":"2018-12-27","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-22","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS. 1ST, 2ND & 3RD FLOORS ONLY."},{"number":"946310","date":"2019-02-01","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-02","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. *CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTARIZED LETTER*"},{"number":"948560","date":"2019-02-11","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-05-18","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. 5 TON UNIT, 96% EFF. (GAS)"},{"number":"954197","date":"2019-03-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-08","scope":"REWIRE THROUGHOUT: 30 SWITCHES, 60 OUTLETS, 30 LIGHTS, KITCHEN APPLIANCE CIRCUIT, REPLACE EXISTING 200 AMP PANEL TO NEW ONE, PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"955847","date":"2019-03-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-22","scope":"INSTALL 13 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"953381","date":"2019-04-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-05-18","scope":"FOR INTERIOR ALTERATION AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR, NEW STAIRS TO BASEMENT ON EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR DETAILS, SEE PLANS.*SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL.*"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":685000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: 946310 (Expired), 948560 (Expired), 955847 (Expired), 953381 (Expired). 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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. 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