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BALCONIES FROM SECOND ( 2ND) FLOOR THROUGH FIFTH (5TH ) FLOORS , BAY WINDOWS FROM SECOND (2ND) FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH (6TH) FLOORS FOR A SEVENTEEN ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES AT FIRST ","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2018-06-20","number":"29783","relatedPermit":"743741"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 12/13/2019, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #1023318.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2020-01-21","number":"39561","relatedPermit":"1023318"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":252700,"taxable":252700,"land":36251,"improvement":216449,"taxableLand":36251,"taxableImprovement":216449,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":252700,"taxable":252700,"land":36251,"improvement":216449,"taxableLand":36251,"taxableImprovement":216449,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":808500,"taxable":808500,"land":137641,"improvement":670859,"taxableLand":137641,"taxableImprovement":670859,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":1144000,"taxable":616000,"land":572000,"improvement":572000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":44000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":528000},{"y":2021,"v":5720000,"taxable":1202600,"land":572000,"improvement":5148000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":630600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":4517400},{"y":2022,"v":5720000,"taxable":572000,"land":572000,"improvement":5148000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":5148000},{"y":2023,"v":5720000,"taxable":572000,"land":572000,"improvement":5148000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":5148000},{"y":2024,"v":5720000,"taxable":572000,"land":572000,"improvement":5148000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":5148000},{"y":2025,"v":5720000,"taxable":572000,"land":572000,"improvement":5148000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":5148000},{"y":2026,"v":5720000,"taxable":572000,"land":572000,"improvement":5148000,"taxableLand":572000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":5148000},{"y":2027,"v":5812000,"taxable":581200,"land":581200,"improvement":5230800,"taxableLand":581200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":5230800}],"taxNow":8007,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"732820","date":"2016-12-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-06","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE(1)PARCEL ( PARCEL \"A\") FROM TWO(2) OPA ACCOUNTS ( 614-16 N FRONT ST, 617-19 N HOPE STREET) AND FROM ONE(1) DEEDED LOT (616 N FRONT ST ) . SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"784479","date":"2017-05-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2017-12-07","scope":"\"SEAL LATERAL\" - ABANDONED LATERALS SHALL HAVE THE HOUSE TRAP REMOVED AND THE PIPE SHALL BE HERMETICALLY SEALED BY A CAP OR PLUG AT THE CURB LINE - \"SELF-CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"851993","date":"2018-02-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"SEAL LATERAL PA20180441578(COMMERCIAL)\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"855034","date":"2018-02-26","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-26","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON LOT FOR A VACANT LOT"},{"number":"743741","date":"2018-07-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-30","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE ( 61FT HIGH); BALCONIES FROM SECOND ( 2ND ) FLOOR THROUGH FIFTH ( 5TH ) FLOORS , BAY WINDOWS FROM SECOND (2ND ) FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH ( 6TH ) FLOORS WITH CELLAR FOR A SEVENTEEN (17) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES AT FIRST FLOOR AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( 25 DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH ( 6TH )FLOORS ..SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"955000","date":"2019-03-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-12-21","scope":"SEAL LATERAL PA20190651529 REMOVE HOUSE TRAP AND HERMETICALLY SEALING THE LATERAL BY A CAP OR PLUG PER SECTION P-606.1 OF THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 - \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"943445","date":"2019-04-08","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-05","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY VACANT ATTACHED STRUCTURE, BY HAND AND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY, TO INCLUDE BREAKING UP OF FOUNDATION SLAB, AS PER SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS AND SITE SAFETY PLAN; PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES; APPROVED SITE SAFETY PLAN MUST BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING DEMOLITION; ANY DEVIATION FROM THE SUBMITTED PLAN AND DOCUMENTS WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES WAIVED DUE TO ZBA HEARING (CAL#29783). * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED."},{"number":"973668","date":"2019-05-06","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-06","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (61FT HIGH); BALCONIES FROM SECOND (2ND) FLOOR THROUGH FIFTH ( 5TH ) FLOORS, BAY WINDOWS FROM SECOND (2ND) FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH ( 6TH ) FLOORS WITH CELLAR FOR A VACNT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR FRONT (100% OF THE GROUND FLOOR FRONTAGE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 FT OF BUILDING DEPTH)(USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUANCY) IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH NINE(9) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES INCLUDING WITH 1 H/C SPACE WITH NINE(9) BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTTE AT FIRST FLOOR REAR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( 25 DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND FLOOR THROUGH SIXTH ( 6TH )FLOORS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"961431","date":"2019-05-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-09","scope":"**Amendment dated 2/4/2021 to update floor plans with current as-built conditions** **Amendment dated 2/11/2020 issued under AP#1023318: revise exterior wall openings along south-facing facade at 2nd-6th floors** **Amendment dated 10/9/2019 issued under AP#1009862: revisions to foundation, basement, and 1st floor, reclassify 2nd-6th floors as all Group R-2, removed pre-stressed concrete from framing plans and special inspections** **ALL WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT; CO FOR 2ND-6TH FLRS ONLY ON THIS PERMIT; SEE AP#975908 FOR CO OF BSMT/1ST FLR ONLY**SEPARATE AMENDED PERMIT REQUIRED FOR WOOD TRUSS SHOP DRAWINGS** FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIX (6) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS ACCESSED VIA PILOT HOUSES ABOVE THE 6TH STORY ROOF AND AT THE 5TH/6TH FLRS, TO BE USED AS GROUP S-2 ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT THE BSMT/1ST FLR WITH GROUP R-2 (TWENTY-FIVE (25) DWELLING UNITS) AT THE 2ND-6TH FLRS WITH GROUP A-3 SHARED ROOF DECK AT THE 6TH FLR, AS PER PLANS; SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MEP/FSP WORK; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AND WITH STANDPIPES INSTALLED WITHIN EXIT STAIRWAYS; SEE AP#973668 FOR ZONING/USE APPROVAL; BUILDING IS USING HORIZONTAL BUILDING SEPARATION PROVISION IN SECTION 509.2 OF THE 2009 IBC."},{"number":"975908","date":"2019-05-14","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO DOCUMENT THE CONSTRUCTION TYPE AND OCCUPANCY GROUPS WITHIN THE BASEMENT/1ST FLR OF A NEW, SIX (6) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION PERMIT AND CO REQ'D PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), WITH ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE, AS PER PLANS APPROVED UNDER NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AP#961431; NO WORK ON THIS PERMIT; TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED AS PER NFPA 13, W/STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN EXIT STAIRWAYS AS PER NFPA 14; FIRST FLOOR FULLY SEPARATED FROM BUILDING ABOVE AS PER SECTION 509.2 OF THE 2009 IBC."},{"number":"1011165","date":"2019-09-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-27","scope":"PROVIDE TEMP LIGHTING AND OUTLETS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE AS PER 2017 NEC"},{"number":"1009862","date":"2019-10-09","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR AN AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AP#961431 TO REVISE THE FOUNDATION, BSMT, AND 1ST FLR, AS PER REVISED PLANS; RE-CLASSIFY 2ND-6TH FLRS AS ALL GROUP R-2 (ROOF DECKS <750 SF AND <50 OCCUPANTS CAN BE CALLED PART OF R-2 AS PER 2009 IBC §303.1 EXCEPTION #2/3); REVISIONS TO REQ'D SPECIAL INSPECTIONS (NO CHANGE TO DPRC-SI OR AGENCY) DUE TO REMOVAL OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE FROM FRAMING PLANS."},{"number":"1017742","date":"2019-10-09","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR AN AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CO PERMIT AP#975908 TO RECLASSIFY THE BSMT/1ST FLR AS VACANT/S-2/U DUE TO CHANGES TO FOUNDATION, BSMT, AND 1ST FLR PLANS AS PER REVISED PLANS APPROVED UNDER AMENDED PERMIT AP#1009862; NO OTHER CHANGES ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1028317-RI","date":"2019-12-27","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-09","scope":"INSTALL 1400AMP, 3PH MAIN SERVICE (VAULT ROOM)INSTALL (27) GANG METER MODULE (25) APARMENTS, (1) HOUSE, (1) COMMERCIAL SPACE--INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT.PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS. 'O8 NEC. INSTALL COMPLETE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS. **NO TELE/COM ON THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"1022208","date":"2020-01-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICAL/HVAC SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A NEW SIX (6) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ENCLOSED GARAGE W/IN BASEMENT, VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES AT GROUND FLOOR, AND WITH GROUP R-2 DWELLING UNITS ABOVE, AS PER PLANS; SEE AP#961431 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT; ALL DUCTWORK W/IN DWELLING UNITS TO BE SELF-CONTAINED W/IN DEMISING WALLS."},{"number":"1023318","date":"2020-02-11","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"**SPRINKLER HEADS REQUIRED IN OPENINGS ON SOUTH FACADE FROM 2ND-3RD FLR LEVELS AS PER BBS VARIANCE #39561** FOR AN AMENDEMENT TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AP#961431 TO REVISE THE EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS AT THE 2ND-6TH STORIES ALONG THE SOUTH FACADE, AS PER PLANS; NO OTHER CHANGES ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1037287","date":"2020-02-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-09","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH FOUR (4) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTERS, AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13 AND MANUAL WET STANDPIPE PER NFPA 14. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2020-003898","date":"2020-06-29","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-06-09","scope":"EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TRAP, 2\" WATER SERVICE. INSTALLATION OF WASTE AND WATER LINES TO 28 WATER CLOSETS, 29 LAVS, 27 SHOWERS, 25 KITCHEN SINKS, 25 LAUNDRY BOXES, 6 ROOF DRAINS, 8 FLOOR DRAINS, 4 SUMP PUMPS, AND 12 HOT WATER HEATERS, ALL WORK TO BE PERFOMED AND PLAN REVIEW UNDER NEW 2018 PHILA PLUMBING CODE"},{"number":"1028317","date":"2020-11-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-06-23","scope":"INSTALL 1400AMP, 3PH MAIN SERVICE (VAULT ROOM)INSTALL (27) GANG METER MODULE (25) APARMENTS, (1) HOUSE, (1) COMMERCIAL SPACE--INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT.PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS. 'O8 NEC. INSTALL COMPLETE ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS. **NO TELE/COM ON THIS PERMIT**"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"887812","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"614 N Front Street LLC","legalName":"614 N Front Street LLC","address":"614-16 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":25,"issuedDate":"2022-02-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-13","expirationDate":"2027-02-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"887812","type":"Rental","businessName":"614 N Front Street LLC","legalName":"614 N Front Street LLC","issuedDate":"2022-02-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-13","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","units":25,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #855034: 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":"8 permits not marked completed: 784479 (EXPIRED), 851993 (EXPIRED), 955000 (Expired), 975908 (Issued), 1009862 (Issued). 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 Jun 24, 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-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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. 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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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/"}]}