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ANY DEVIATION WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION."},{"number":"647066","date":"2015-10-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-05","scope":"INSTALL 2 TUBS,3 VANITIES,3 WC,LAUNDRY AND KITCHEN SINK (SFD)"},{"number":"693466","date":"2016-05-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-05","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (2) HVAC UNITS (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). SFD"},{"number":"660399","date":"2016-07-01","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-05","scope":"FOR WORK ACTIVITY TO ADDRESS VIOLATION #511551 INSTALL STAR BOLTS & MODIFY STAIR OPENINGS AS ADDRESSED ON P.E. LETTER & SKETCH. LOWER FENCE BY 8\" TO MAKE IT 6FT FROM GRADE IN MAXIMUM HEIGHT. THIS WORK ACTIVITY SHALL BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS & SUB-CONTRACTORS LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND ARE HIC REGISTERED WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. **POST THIS PERMIT** ** POST THE PROJECT INFORMATION SIGN**"},{"number":"PP-2021-015362","date":"2021-08-20","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-20","scope":"Replace storm and sanitary curb traps"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.04,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":127500},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":388000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Feb 12, 2016.","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":"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 7 historical violations across 2 cases.","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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}