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FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2020-006828","date":"2020-09-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-05","scope":"1 - Basement switch replacement:-PROVIDE AND INSTALL A NEW TOGGLE SWITCH AND PLATE FOR THE BASEMENT LIGHTS 1 - SUMP PUMP GFCI OUTLET CORRECTION: Replace a tamper resistant GFCI outlet and cover plate for indoor application to add gfci protection for the sump pump. 1 - WATER HEATER WIRING CORRECTION, JUNCTION BOX PLATES: ***We will disconnect the water heaters and properly secure the branch circuit #10 cable and reconnect the water heaters verifying proper splices and grounding. ***Installation of blank plates to the open junction boxes in the basement ceiling. Installation of whole house Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device. Replace 200 amp outside service entrance cable with electrical Service connection to the power grid max 25 feet above ground Protect main electrical service cable on the outside of the home from mechanical damage & UV damage. This is done by installing the cable in foot of metal conduit up to the service weather head. Upgrade Grounding System 1 - 3 gang Meter socket 1 - 50 AMP 240 VOLT CIRCUIT AND 4 PRONG OUTLET FOR FUTURE KILN Installation near to the service equipment powered by the new 200 amp panel for the 1st floor. Cost valid as part of service replacement 1 - 100amp 30ckt Homeline Expansion Panel 1 - 100amp 20ckt Homeline Expansion Panel As per 2014 nec Fish only"},{"number":"ZP-2023-004470","date":"2024-09-18","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Two-Family"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.97,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2011,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":65000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":193000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"748966","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ZHUN MIAO LIU","legalName":"ZHUN MIAO LIU","address":"3942 WALLACE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2017-08-16","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-23","expirationDate":"2019-08-15","inactiveDate":"2019-10-14"},{"number":"926792","type":"Rental","status":"Expired","businessName":"jessica donnelly (landlord)","legalName":"jessica donnelly","address":"3942 WALLACE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2023-06-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-06-16","expirationDate":"2026-06-20","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"926792","type":"Rental","businessName":"jessica donnelly (landlord)","legalName":"jessica donnelly","issuedDate":"2023-06-21","latestIssueDate":"2025-06-16","closureDate":"2026-06-20","expirationDate":"2026-06-20","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false},{"number":"748966","type":"Rental","businessName":"ZHUN MIAO LIU","legalName":"ZHUN MIAO LIU","issuedDate":"2017-08-16","latestIssueDate":"2018-08-23","closureDate":"2019-10-14","expirationDate":"2019-08-15","inactiveDate":"2019-10-14","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["1 permit event since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2023-004470: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2023-004470.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: EP-2020-006828 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Jun 7, 2011.","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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 3 historical violations across 1 case.","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/"}]}