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APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS; IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK; SEE AP#1057211 FOR BUILDING PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"284147","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MIGUEL MORERA (OL'TYME AUTO)","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2000-12-18","latestIssueDate":"2000-12-18","expirationDate":"2001-12-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"280880","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"EVELYN LEBRON (OXFORD TIRE & SERVICE CENTER)","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-11-07","latestIssueDate":"2002-11-07","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"286510","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"EVELYN LEBRON (OXFORD TIRE & SERVICE CENTER)","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-11-04","latestIssueDate":"2004-11-04","expirationDate":"2005-11-04","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"283913","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"EVELYN LEBRON (OXFORD TIRE & SERVICE CENTER)","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-11-04","latestIssueDate":"2005-04-30","expirationDate":"2005-12-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"301603","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","status":"Closed","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","revenueCode":"3708","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-21","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-21","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"405164","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OXFORD AUTO CENTER LLC","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-04-02","latestIssueDate":"2007-04-02","expirationDate":"2007-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"},{"number":"407580","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OXFORD AUTO CENTER LLC","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-04-24","latestIssueDate":"2007-04-24","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"407581","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OXFORD AUTO CENTER LLC","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-04-03","latestIssueDate":"2009-04-03","expirationDate":"2009-11-30","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","$2,354 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"2 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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$2,354.04 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing #284147: Inactive; Dumpster License - Private Property #280880: Inactive; Hazardous Materials #286510: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing #283913: 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/"}],"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"}]}