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What happens when something changes?
When a scheduled check finds that a supported City record changed, you get an email naming the property, what changed (for example, open L&I violations going from 0 to 1) and when our check found it, and the change is added to that property's dated history.
We schedule one re-check of the City's public records each day. City-site availability and publication delays can still affect freshness. A change alert needs two things: a fresh read of a supported City source that answered, and a difference from the last read that did.
The property's workspace updates too. Anything that now deserves attention appears with the record behind it and its next step.
A City source that times out or answers with something we can't rely on is labeled as not read. It is never turned into a change or an all-clear. Monitoring covers the City's public records only. It can't see private records or the things only you can confirm.
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Philly Rental Compliance is an independent service, not the City of Philadelphia or a law firm. Answers about City rules summarize the City's published requirements as general information, not legal advice; requirements change, and future-effective provisions need a current check of implementation and litigation status. For legal questions about your situation, talk to a licensed Pennsylvania attorney.
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