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FOR USE AS A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"471429","date":"2013-12-27","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-12","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING OF CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION WITH SHALLOW SPREAD FOOTING & STEM WALL FOUNDATION SYSTEM; BUILDING IS TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SITE TO BE EXCAVATED AT AREAS ADJACENT TO EXISTING STRUCTURE(S) NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT. PERMIT HOLDER TO NOTIFY OWNER(S) OF ADJOINING PROPERTY(IES) NO LESS THAN TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF PERMITTED WORK."},{"number":"538160","date":"2014-06-18","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-11","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #471429 TO REFLECT MODIFICATION TO FOOTING DESIGN AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"550312","date":"2014-07-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-12","scope":"ROUGH IN AND INSTALL FIXTURES WITH NEW PIPING FOR A NEW 3 FAMILY HOUSE"},{"number":"563315","date":"2014-11-12","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R TO INCLUDE A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN NEW THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED BUILDING AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"588683","date":"2015-06-03","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SIX (6) DUCTLESS SPLIT-SYSTEM HEAT PUMPS, ONE (1) ROOFTOP MOUNTED SPLIT-SYSTEM AHU SERVING 3RD FLOOR DWELLING UNIT W. ALL ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, & THREE (3) OUTDOOR CONDENSING UNITS TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UNOCCUPIED BASEMENT, MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING."},{"number":"618637","date":"2015-06-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-12","scope":"INSTALL 1\" FULL WATER SERVICE WITH METER. SELF CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED. ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION PA1CALL20151690364"},{"number":"565874","date":"2015-08-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"POWER,WIRING AND FIRE ALARM THROUGHOUT PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (MULTI FAMILY)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":520000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"391957","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHAN KEN                 CHAN XIAO XIAN","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-11-17","latestIssueDate":"2008-03-05","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"673043","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"HUA DI LIN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2015-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2023-09-06","expirationDate":"2024-08-31","inactiveDate":"2024-10-30"},{"number":"0964029","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"HUA XING INC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2024-10-23","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-06","expirationDate":"2026-10-22","inactiveDate":null}],"units":3,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #17401: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 382367. Use permit #382367: 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":"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (637 GUILFORD RD, CHERRY HILL NJ, 08003).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 27, 2008.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #391957: Inactive since Dec 22, 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":"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 5 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.","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"}]}