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FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR AN EXISTING AUTO SALES LOT TO DOCUMENT A CHANGE TO THE NAME OF THE OPERATOR TO \"ADVANCE AUTO MALL\" AS PER STATE REGULATIONS. SEE AP#908744, AP#803872, AND AP#474218 FOR PREVIOUS TENANT CHANGES."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":125000},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. 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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. 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