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NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA"},{"number":"394549","date":"2013-08-09","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-09","scope":"FOR A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"539544","date":"2014-09-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-04","scope":"FOR INTERIOR DEMOLITION & FOR A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE A THREE (3) FAMILY BUILDING WITHIN AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE W. THE PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHOD & FOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF FLOOR ASSEMBLIES BETWEEN UNITS, ENCLOSURE OF STAIR W. RATED CONST., & PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNITS SPACES; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"565701","date":"2014-10-02","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-11-04","scope":"STUCCO WORK AT EXTERIOR FIRST FLOOR WALLS & SOME BAY WINDOW AREA"},{"number":"565220","date":"2014-10-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-04","scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT A THREE-FAMILY DWELLING - (4)WATER CLOSETS, (4)LAVATORIES, (3)BATHTUBS, (3)KITCHEN SINKS AND (1)LAUNDRY SINK"},{"number":"566947","date":"2014-10-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-04","scope":"INSTALL 3 HEATING AND A/C SYSTEMS, ONE 1.5 TON FOR 3RD FL,ONE 2 TON FOR 2ND FL,ONE 2.5 TON FOR 1ST AND 2ND FL WITH RELATED DUCT WORK"},{"number":"566755","date":"2014-11-03","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-04","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, FIRE SERVICE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"564766","date":"2014-11-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-17","scope":"FIRE ALARM & 1-NEW 200AMP SERV W/4-METER SOCKET & COMPLETE REWIRE OF AS PER NEC 2008 & NFPA 72 (TRIPLEX)"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":3.35,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":115000},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":500000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"534936","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CARLISLE WILSON","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2011-06-01","latestIssueDate":"2011-06-01","expirationDate":"2012-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"602016","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CARLISLE WILSON","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2013-08-09","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-09","expirationDate":"2014-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"663175","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MING CHEN PU (FORMOSA HOMES LLC-)","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":3,"issuedDate":"2015-05-05","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-30","expirationDate":"2022-05-31","inactiveDate":"2022-07-30"},{"number":"0965372","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Chapnick Properties LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2024-11-12","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-16","expirationDate":"2026-11-11","inactiveDate":null}],"units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 83% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $237,500 to $434,300","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 #17006: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 394549. Use permit #344174: COMPLETED. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Feb 19, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 23, 2013.","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. 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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 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"}]}