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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. (SFD)PLUMBING AND ELEC PER MUST BE PULLED FROM DOWNTOWN"},{"number":"859649","date":"2018-03-15","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-04","scope":"MODIFY RUBBER ROOF"},{"number":"887690","date":"2018-06-21","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-21","scope":"USE TO THREE FAMILY DWELLING. WAS LEGALLY APPROVED AND USED AS A FOUR FAMILY DWELLING. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR SQUARE FOOTAGE."},{"number":"892282","date":"2018-07-12","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF. 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CONVERT A FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING TO A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *NO ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FIRE RESISTANCE RATED CONSTRUCTION (FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES AND EXIT ENCLOSURE)* SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK. EXISTING FIRE ESCAPE TO REMAIN. THIS PERMIT TO CONTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR AN EXISTING UNCERTIFIED BUILDING."},{"number":"995517","date":"2019-08-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-11-17","scope":"UPGRADE SERVICE TO 300 AMP INCLUDING ONE 100AMP HOUSE PANEL AND (3) 125 AMP APARTMENT PANELS.'17 NEC.**NO OTHER ELECTRICAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":225000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"222202","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ROBERT E LESLIE","legalName":"ROBERT E LESLIE","address":"4931 WARRINGTON AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":4,"issuedDate":"2004-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2013-10-07","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":"2013-12-24"},{"number":"0965997","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Kent Foods Inc","legalName":"Kent Foods Inc","address":"4931 WARRINGTON AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2024-11-20","latestIssueDate":"2024-11-20","expirationDate":"2025-11-19","inactiveDate":"2026-01-18"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0965997","type":"Rental","businessName":"Kent Foods Inc","legalName":"Kent Foods Inc","issuedDate":"2024-11-20","latestIssueDate":"2024-11-20","closureDate":"2026-01-18","expirationDate":"2025-11-19","inactiveDate":"2026-01-18","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"222202","type":"Rental","businessName":"ROBERT E LESLIE","legalName":"ROBERT E LESLIE","issuedDate":"2004-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2013-10-07","closureDate":"2013-12-24","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":"2013-12-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 35% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $364,700 to $491,500","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Use permit #887690: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: 859548 (EXPIRED), 892282 (EXPIRED), 892011 (EXPIRED), 908228 (Expired), 995517 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 4, 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":"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":"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/"}],"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"}]}