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THIS DEMO PHASE INCLUDES THE EXISTING SHED STYLE ROOF AND RAFTERS ALSO THE THREE SURROUNDING WALLS, NEXT PHASE USING THE EXSITING FOUNDATION FRAME NEW WALLS AND ROOF. SEE DRAWING INSTALLING THE NEW SOME AMOUNT NEW WINDOWS AND 36\" EXTERIOR DOORS. EXTERIOR FINISHES WILL INCLUDE NRE ROOFING. ASPHALT SHINGLES AND UNDERLAYMENT (30LB) METAL COPPING AND GUTTERON THE EVE. VINYLE SIDINGS AND SUFFET WILL BE INSTALLED WITH TYVEIL UNDERLAYMENT."},{"number":"808893","date":"2017-09-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-22","scope":"RACKING AND ELECTRIC INSTALLATION OF 8.68KW SOLAR SYSTEM.SYSTEM CONSIST OF 31 JINKO MODEL280-60B SOLAR PANELS.31 ENPHASE 250KW MIROINVETERS MODEL M250-60-2LL-S22. ALL PV SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE LIST FOR PV SOLAR APPLICATION PER NEC 690.4(D) GROUNDED/BONDED.PANELBOARD AND DISCONNECT SWS LABELING DETAILS SHALL BE INCLUDED WITH PLANS PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"823537","date":"2017-11-13","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-12","scope":"AMEND ELECTRICAL PERMIT NUMBER 808893 REPLACE METER SOCKET SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLE AND ADD DISCONNECT. REMOVE ELECTRIC UTILITY REVERSE METER"},{"number":"EP-2020-007717","date":"2020-09-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-27","scope":"Replace 200 amp service and partial rewire throughout per 2014 NEC. 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It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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"}]}