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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"236167","date":"2009-09-16","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-03-25","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 35' HIGH) WITH A CELLAR AND THIRD FLOOR REAR ROOF DECK WITH ACCESS FROM AN OPEN STAIR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. TO BE USED AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"239493","date":"2009-09-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-03-25","scope":"INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT (SFD)"},{"number":"240442","date":"2009-10-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-11-01","scope":"SIDEWALK AND BASEMENT. REPLACE 5\" LATERAL, INSTALL 3/4 WATER DISTRIBUTION AND CURB TRAP"},{"number":"241695","date":"2009-10-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-03-25","scope":"ROUGHIN 2 BATHROOMS: 2 TOILETS, 2 TUBS, 2 SINKS, 1 KITCHEN SINK"},{"number":"244468","date":"2009-10-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-05","scope":"INSTALL 200A SERVICE, PROPER GROUNDING, 30 RECEPTACLES, 15 SWITCHES, 4 GFCI RECEPTACLES, 5 SMOKE DETECTORS & 1 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR."},{"number":"820565","date":"2017-10-04","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING ROW HOME,REMOVE STUCCO AND ROOF COVERING,REPLACE STUCCO WITH METAL AND VINYL SIDING,REPLACE FIBERGLASS ROOF COVERING WITH MEMBRANE ROOF,REPLACE WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENINGS."},{"number":"853805","date":"2018-02-21","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-22","scope":"EZ ALTERATIONS PERMIT - REMOVE SIDING AND STUCCO (IF NEEDED) AND REPLACE SIDING. REMOVE & REPLACE WINDOWS & DOORS AS PER THE EZ ALTERATIONS PERMIT STANDARDS. PLEASE CALL THE INSPECTOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK. CONTRACTOR HAS A PA HIC REGISTRATION #PA110835 EXPIRATION 05/30/2019. CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER THE NOTARIZED LETTER."},{"number":"868832","date":"2018-04-18","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-09","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"868833","date":"2018-05-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-22","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO ROOF TOP DECK, ADDITION OF SPIRAL STAIRS, ACCESSORY TO A SINGLE -FAMILY DWELLING, PER SUBMITTTED ENGINEERS PLAN."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":345000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"431624","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RUBIN NEAL","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-12-26","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-26","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-10-19"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #230185: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 820565 (EXPIRED).","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":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Dec 27, 2007.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #431624: Inactive since Oct 19, 2012","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}