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Removal of existing rugs thruout property.TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. EZ INTERIOR ALTERATIONS. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION, TO COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS, DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO BE LISTED ON PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CALL INSPECTOR AT DISTRICT OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO START"},{"number":"998091","date":"2020-01-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE; FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY (5 DWELLING UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ENTIRE BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"1038625","date":"2020-02-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-07","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THOUGHOUT EXISTING THREE STORY BUIDLING TO INCLUDE NEW BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1052560","date":"2020-02-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-07","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES-For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. UNIT 1- 2TON/HEAT PUMP 2TON 14 SEER/HEAT PACKAGE 10KW, UNIT 2- 2TON HEAT PUMP 2TON 14 SEER/HEAT PACKAGE 10KW, UNIT 3- 2TON/HEAT PUMP 1.5TON 14 SEER/HEAT PACKAGE 10KW, UNIT 4- 2TON/HEAT PUMP 1.5TON/HEAT PACKAGE 10KW, UNIT 5- 2.5TON/HEAT PUMP 2.5TON/HEAT PACKAGE 10KW"},{"number":"EP-2020-002400","date":"2020-06-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-12","scope":"Install new fire alarms. Install a 500 AMP electrical service. Wire throughout an existing five family dwelling: switches, receptacles, lights, TV's. phones, emergency lights, and interconnected CO/smoke detectors as per 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72."},{"number":"1053249","date":"2020-10-07","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-07","scope":"ROUGH IN AND FINISH 8 TOILETS, 8 LAVS, 8 TUB/SHOWERE, 5 KITCHEN SINKS, 5 WASHER BOXES PER 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":312000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"201830","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RIPLEY JOHN & JOYCE A","legalName":"RIPLEY JOHN & JOYCE A","address":"2000 CECIL B MOORE AVE","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"871469","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"C3 LLC","legalName":"C3 LLC","address":"2000 CECIL B MOORE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":5,"issuedDate":"2021-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-05","expirationDate":"2027-06-22","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"871469","type":"Rental","businessName":"C3 LLC","legalName":"C3 LLC","issuedDate":"2021-06-23","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-22","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"201830","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"RIPLEY JOHN & JOYCE A","legalName":"RIPLEY JOHN & JOYCE A","issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","closureDate":"2009-06-30","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":5,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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: 1005973 (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":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Apr 29, 2027; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 9, 2025","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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (2755 PHILMONT AVE, HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA, 19006).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #201830: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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 apartments. 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/"}]}