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Philadelphia’s New Building Codes
Way back in January, a few wise sages warned of the Changing of the Building Codes: they said “the City of Philadelphia’s new building codes will go live in July 2025,” referenced this document, and promised to “examine the 2025 code changes in depth as we get closer to July.” These same visionaries stayed quiet…
The Philadelphia Commercial Activity License
The Philadelphia Commercial Activity License (CAL) is the first requirement for conducting any business in Philadelphia, but not the last. When a client asks us to help with a CAL, the project might dip into other Philly licenses or drown in local tax records. Once you have all your business information in order, getting a…
Air Management Services
Philly’s hottest new municipal office is… well, an office that’s been around for ages: Air Management Services! For whatever reason, we’ve heard a lot of chatter lately about AMS from contractors and developers. They pass harrowing tales of between themselves, each builder muttering of the dark magic buried deep within the Philadelphia Department of Public…
Top 5 Philly Code Changes in 2025
Happy New-ish Year! As Philadelphia slowly emerges from the eggnog fog into the harsh winter light, it’s time to discuss what’s on everyone’s mind: the Eagle’s depressing passing attack, which could doom the league’s most talented roster and best defense. [Note: after we posted this article, they scored 55 points in the NFC Championship game.…
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owners, and even homeowners working on small renovation projects have found their construction and zoning permits out of date: marked “expired” and closed in the City of Philadelphia’s online portal.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.
