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INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS, FUEL GAS CODE AND EZ STANDARDS CONTRACTOR RESPONISBLE FOR CONDITION AND CAPACITY OF MASONRY CHIMNEY CELLER HAS ALL 3 EXT'G HOT WATER HEATERS"},{"number":"1025835","date":"2019-12-10","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-12","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER ENGINEERING DRAWING, NEC 2008 AND 2007 NFPA 72 (SOUTH DIST)"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":258.5,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":519000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"572460","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"D & M FLORIDA INVESTMENT LLC","legalName":"D & M FLORIDA INVESTMENT LLC","address":"1727 MIFFLIN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2012-08-28","latestIssueDate":"2012-08-28","expirationDate":"2013-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"604462","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GUY Y ALBALANCY","legalName":"GUY Y ALBALANCY","address":"1727 MIFFLIN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2013-09-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-06-04","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"931011","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Joseph Switzer","legalName":"Joseph Switzer","address":"1727 MIFFLIN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2023-08-16","latestIssueDate":"2023-08-16","expirationDate":"2024-08-15","inactiveDate":"2024-10-14"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"931011","type":"Rental","businessName":"Joseph Switzer","legalName":"Joseph Switzer","issuedDate":"2023-08-16","latestIssueDate":"2023-08-16","closureDate":"2024-10-14","expirationDate":"2024-08-15","inactiveDate":"2024-10-14","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"604462","type":"Rental","businessName":"GUY Y ALBALANCY","legalName":"GUY Y ALBALANCY","issuedDate":"2013-09-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-06-04","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"572460","type":"Rental","businessName":"D & M FLORIDA INVESTMENT LLC","legalName":"D & M FLORIDA INVESTMENT LLC","issuedDate":"2012-08-28","latestIssueDate":"2012-08-28","closureDate":"2013-02-28","expirationDate":"2013-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 89% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $208,500 to $395,000","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #31770: OPEN · Granted; related permit 807744. Use permit #807744: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 17, 2020.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"5 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 8 historical violations across 2 cases.","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/"},{"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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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"}]}