City Permits not pulled

[Maneesh Joshi]

Hello all,

Have a question. I have an offer out on a house in Philadelphia that was rehabbed and we found out that no permits were pulled at the city for the rehab (new kitchen, HVAC, plumbing...etc).  I am planning on renting this property out.  Is this something that is normal?  Should I be worried?  Would I have any issues with the city?

They have accepted my offer but have indicated  it would be in "as-is" condition, which kind of worries me because it was rehabbed.  Why would say this on a rehabbed property?

TIA

Maneesh

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[Andresa Guidelli]

I would stay away. If nobody pulled permit, the job was never inspected so there's no way to know what is really going on behind the walls.