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PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) TO AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST) B-14"},{"number":"162975","date":"2008-07-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) TO AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST) C-6"},{"number":"162976","date":"2008-07-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-04","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) TO AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST) C-12"},{"number":"164415","date":"2008-07-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"164416","date":"2008-07-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"164417","date":"2008-07-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"164418","date":"2008-07-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"164419","date":"2008-07-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-18","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"164420","date":"2008-07-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"165792","date":"2008-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60 AMP PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"165793","date":"2008-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60 AMP PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"165794","date":"2008-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60 AMP PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"165795","date":"2008-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60 AMP PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"165796","date":"2008-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60 AMP PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"165797","date":"2008-07-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60 AMP PANEL AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"167572","date":"2008-07-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"167573","date":"2008-07-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"167574","date":"2008-07-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"167575","date":"2008-07-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"167576","date":"2008-07-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"167577","date":"2008-07-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-20","scope":"(9) RECEPTACLES, (4) GFI'S, 1 DIRECT LINE TO DISHWASHER, (1) 60AMP PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"168268","date":"2008-07-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-11-05","scope":"REPLACE STAND PIPES FOR WASHING MACHINES"},{"number":"576789","date":"2015-03-31","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-31","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY USE ROOF DECK & ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ABOVE EXIST. DETACHED BUILDING; SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR (52) FAMILIES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED W. ACCESSORY OFF-STREET PRIVATE PARKING LOT FOR (14) MOTOR-VEHICLES SITUATED ON 00445R W SCHOOL HOUSE LA AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED."},{"number":"860694","date":"2018-03-20","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-29","scope":"REMOVE (1) ONE UNDERGROUND TANK. THE REMOVAL MUST COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (PADEP)."},{"number":"862316","date":"2018-03-27","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-28","scope":"CLOSE IN-PLACE (1) 3,000-GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK, PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE #2 HEATING OIL. THE REMOVAL MUST COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (PADEP)."},{"number":"887065","date":"2018-07-26","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"INTERIOR RENOVATION OF COMMON AREA SPACE PER PLAN"},{"number":"899660","date":"2018-08-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"PROVIDE AND INSTALL 11-2X4 TROFFERS 2 SURFACE MOUNTED LIGHTS, 2 RECESSED LIGHTS, 1 EXIT/COMBO, 1 DUAL LIGHTED EMERGENCY LIGHT, 4 SWITCHES, 8 RECEPTS & CONNECT ONE MINI SPLIT AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"910435","date":"2018-09-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-12","scope":"BASEMENT FIT OUT MOVE 1 HORN STROBE AND ADD A 2ND FOR BETTER COVERAGE PER NFPA 72"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":3.13,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"demo"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":7500000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"17 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"318109","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"T/A CLOVERLY APTS HEIDMAN RUTH & GEORGE (DEBBIE MILLER)","legalName":"T/A CLOVERLY APTS HEIDMAN RUTH & GEORGE","address":"445 W SCHOOL HOUSE LN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":52,"issuedDate":"2005-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2007-08-30","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2009-11-23"},{"number":"452758","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","legalName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","address":"445 W SCHOOL HOUSE LN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":52,"issuedDate":"2008-09-23","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-15","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"542613","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","legalName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","address":"445 W SCHOOL HOUSE LN","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-08-26","latestIssueDate":"2013-09-05","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"777043","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"RG Quaker Cloverly LP","legalName":"RG Quaker Cloverly LP","address":"445 W SCHOOL HOUSE LN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":52,"issuedDate":"2018-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-06","expirationDate":"2027-05-16","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"777043","type":"Rental","businessName":"RG Quaker Cloverly LP","legalName":"RG Quaker Cloverly LP","issuedDate":"2018-05-17","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-05-16","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"542613","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","legalName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","issuedDate":"2011-08-26","latestIssueDate":"2013-09-05","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"452758","type":"Rental","businessName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","legalName":"MP CLOVERLY PARTNERS LP","issuedDate":"2008-09-23","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-15","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"318109","type":"Rental","businessName":"T/A CLOVERLY APTS HEIDMAN RUTH & GEORGE (DEBBIE MILLER)","legalName":"T/A CLOVERLY APTS HEIDMAN RUTH & GEORGE","issuedDate":"2005-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2007-08-30","closureDate":"2009-11-23","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2009-11-23","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":52,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 38% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $4,169,600 to $5,750,000","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #576789: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"31 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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 (3700 HERMITAGE DR, VOORHEES NJ, 08043).","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 1928 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"9 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 26, 2026.","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 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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 22, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Aug 22, 2026; Fire Escape Report: Safe through Jan 30, 2029","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}