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NO OCCUPANTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2014-03-26","number":"19580","relatedPermit":"438529"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":109200,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":109200,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":109200,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":154100,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":159400,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":159400,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":159400,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":211400,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":211400,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":191700,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":191700,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":226000,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"395977","date":"2012-03-27","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-04-24","scope":"INSTALL 3/4\" WATER SERVICE AND NEW CURB TRAP"},{"number":"438529","date":"2014-04-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-07","scope":"TEMPORARY FOUR (4) YEAR PERMIT FOR SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"529872","date":"2014-12-19","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-25","scope":"FOR A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY W. NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION & NO ALTERATIONS TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY WITHIN AN EXIST. THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE BUILDING; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED."},{"number":"EP-2020-007082","date":"2021-02-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-07","scope":"Replace only onto existing wiring: One smoke with heat detector; Two smoke detectors in basement; one smoke detector on 3rd fl; Three painted over Horns; One painted over horn strobe"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"624803","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"NEW JERUSALEM LAURA INC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":5,"issuedDate":"2014-04-10","latestIssueDate":"2018-02-07","expirationDate":"2019-02-28","inactiveDate":"2019-04-29"}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 33% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $159,400 to $211,400","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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":"Appeal #17730: CLOSED · Denied; related permit 393286. Use permit #438529: 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: EP-2020-007082 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"6 failed, 3 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 26, 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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation 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. 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"}]}