Owning a Philadelphia rental in an LLC: getting the names to match
L&I checks that the owner on the deed, the Philadelphia tax account and the Commercial Activity License are the same legal entity. When a property moves from an individual to an LLC, or between LLCs, those records often drift apart.
Symptoms
- eCLIPSE will not let you link the property to your CAL.
- The application is returned for tax clearance.
- Renewal notices stop arriving.
The fix
- Confirm the grantee on the most recent recorded deed.
- Open or locate the Revenue account for that exact entity and EIN.
- Issue a CAL under that account.
- File the rental license under the same account.
We sort this out as part of every licensing engagement.