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DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"782611","date":"2017-05-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-20","scope":"INSTALL 2 100K BTU GAS FURNANCE AND 2-3 TON CONDENSES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK. 1 UNIT IN THE BASEMENT AND THE 2ND UNIT ON THE SECOND FLOOR. (SFD)"},{"number":"783136","date":"2017-05-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-20","scope":"INSTALL 100AMP SERVICE AND REWIRE FOR LIGHTS,RECEPTACLES,SWITCHES,DOOR BELL AND 110VOLT SMOKE DETECTORS PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"794670","date":"2017-07-05","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-05","scope":"INSTALL 11 X 14 DECK IN REAR YARD. 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DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"824795","date":"2017-10-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-20","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.56,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":127000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":325000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"291023","type":"Child Care Facility","status":"Inactive","businessName":"TANYA R FOLK (PITTER PATTER PLAY & LEARN CTR)","legalName":"TANYA R FOLK","address":"506 INDEPENDENCE ST","revenueCode":"3397","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-05-13","latestIssueDate":"2003-05-13","expirationDate":"2004-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"614997","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BANKS TRUST (C/O BANK OF AMERICA)","legalName":"BANKS TRUST","address":"506 INDEPENDENCE ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-01-14","latestIssueDate":"2015-05-13","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"686556","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BANK OF AMERICA (RDF FIELD SERVICES)","legalName":"BANK OF AMERICA","address":"506 INDEPENDENCE ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-12-16","latestIssueDate":"2015-12-16","expirationDate":"2016-12-31","inactiveDate":"2017-03-01"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"686556","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"BANK OF AMERICA (RDF FIELD SERVICES)","legalName":"BANK OF AMERICA","issuedDate":"2015-12-16","latestIssueDate":"2015-12-16","closureDate":"2017-03-01","expirationDate":"2016-12-31","inactiveDate":"2017-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"614997","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"BANKS TRUST (C/O BANK OF AMERICA)","legalName":"BANKS TRUST","issuedDate":"2014-01-14","latestIssueDate":"2015-05-13","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"291023","type":"Child Care Facility","businessName":"TANYA R FOLK (PITTER PATTER PLAY & LEARN CTR)","legalName":"TANYA R FOLK","issuedDate":"2003-05-13","latestIssueDate":"2003-05-13","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2004-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 589% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $43,100 to $297,100","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 28, 2013.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Child Care Facility #291023: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #614997: Inactive since Apr 29, 2016; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #686556: Inactive since Mar 1, 2017","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. 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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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