Tag: philadelphia
Philadelphia Property Certificates
It happens all the time: someone comes to us because the City of Philadelphia told them to get new permits just to keep their property the way it was. Say, for example, someone purchased a triplex, but when they applied for a rental license – trying to follow the rules! – the Department of Licenses…
Property Assessments and Appeals ’24
Philadelphia has property taxes: each parcel and building in town is worth something, and the City of Philadelphia wants a cut of that worth – a cut of property value. When the price of your house goes up, the City of Philadelphia wants a cut of that increased value. To figure out how much the…
Permit Expirations
We’ve heard a lot from our clients about permit expirations recently: Contractors, property owners, and even homeowners working on small renovation projects have found their construction and zoning permits out of date: marked “expired” and closed in the City of Philadelphia’s online portal. Everyone wants to know why their permits are expiring, and how to…
Update on Philly Airbnb rules
Permit Philly returns to the Philadelphia Airbnb License to tell you what’s changed since the license was introduced in 2023.
Philadelphia Outdoor Dining Rules
An overview of the new Philadelphia outdoor dining rules taking effect on January 9th, 2023.
Coronavirus and Philly Permits III
Welcome to Year 48 of the pandemic afterscape! While we spend most of our time in the bunkers we used to call our homes, Licenses and Inspections is still churning out permits remotely. Here’s the latest update we have about Philly permits during the coronavirus shutdown.
Coronavirus and Philadelphia Permits (Update)
Greetings from Permit Philly’s top secret quarantine lair! We are furiously washing our hands and really getting deep into Netflix’s recommended list of Intense Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead. (It’s mostly Salt. Don’t judge.) We hope you and yours are safe, but also hope we can use some of this newly free time to…
Philadelphia Permits Go Online!
This was written shortly before L&I closed its permit center and review boards on March 16th, 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak. For an update on this situation and other permit regulations, please see our blog here. If you’ve read this blog, you might have marveled at the complexity of Philadelphia permits. Maybe not the…
Permit Philly is on the Radio! (Or a Podcast. Whatever.)
Last month, Eleena de Lisser invited me (Brett) on her show – the Jumpstart Philly Real Estate Radio Show – to talk permits! Permit heads and paperwork junkies, I see you: this is everything you ever wanted to know about Philadelphia permitting, Licenses and Inspections, permit violations, and the exact turning radius allowed for a…
Four Things to Know About the Building Code Changes in Philly
If you hang out with developers and architects in Philly, you’ll probably pick up their vibe these days: severe stress. Why? Because on April 1st, we get a slew of official changes to the Philadelphia building codes. Yep, the city of Philadelphia will switch over to the 2018 International Building Code for non-residential construction, and…
