{"asOf":"2026-07-23T16:54:10.974Z","block":"100-199 LEAGUE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/100-199-league-st","address":"117 LEAGUE ST","parcelNumber":"021121700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=021121700","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"BARNOSKY STEPHEN","coOwner":"BARNOSKY JOY","marketValue":1004500,"landAssessment":200900,"improvementAssessment":803600,"livableArea":2706,"yearBuilt":2017,"lastSale":{"price":843000,"date":"2021-03-09T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3992157","date":"2016-06-28","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3992155","date":"2016-06-28","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3992156","date":"2016-06-28","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3997881","date":"2016-07-05","code":"PM15-304.1D","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3997880","date":"2016-07-05","code":"PM15-110.1","title":"ID STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3997882","date":"2016-07-05","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081715","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-301.1/64","title":"PERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081717","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-501.1/1","title":"BLDG PERMIT REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081718","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-504.1/1","title":"STOP WORK ORDER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081714","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-301.1/5","title":"PERMB- TOTAL DEMOL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081713","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-301.1/1","title":"PERMB- CONST ERECT NEW STRUCT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081716","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4139881","date":"2016-11-08","code":"A-504.1/1","title":"STOP WORK ORDER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4139880","date":"2016-11-08","code":"A-302.10/2","title":"PERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4176952","date":"2016-12-20","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4176953","date":"2016-12-20","code":"A-504.1/2","title":"SWO- CONTRARY TO GOOD PRACTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"541798","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-06-28","completedDate":"2017-06-12","violations":[{"number":"3992157","date":"2016-06-28","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3992155","date":"2016-06-28","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3992156","date":"2016-06-28","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"542643","type":"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS","priority":"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-07-05","completedDate":"2016-07-19","violations":[{"number":"3997881","date":"2016-07-05","code":"PM15-304.1D","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3997880","date":"2016-07-05","code":"PM15-110.1","title":"ID STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3997882","date":"2016-07-05","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"545206","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-07-20","completedDate":"2016-09-30","violations":[{"number":"4081715","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-301.1/64","title":"PERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081717","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-501.1/1","title":"BLDG PERMIT REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081718","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-504.1/1","title":"STOP WORK ORDER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081714","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-301.1/5","title":"PERMB- TOTAL DEMOL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081713","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-301.1/1","title":"PERMB- CONST ERECT NEW STRUCT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4081716","date":"2016-07-19","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"562981","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-11-08","completedDate":"2016-11-10","violations":[{"number":"4139881","date":"2016-11-08","code":"A-504.1/1","title":"STOP WORK ORDER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4139880","date":"2016-11-08","code":"A-302.10/2","title":"PERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"567394","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-12-20","completedDate":"2017-01-09","violations":[{"number":"4176952","date":"2016-12-20","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4176953","date":"2016-12-20","code":"A-504.1/2","title":"SWO- CONTRARY TO GOOD PRACTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2016,"n":16,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"541798","date":"2016-06-28","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"541798","date":"2016-07-05","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"542643","date":"2016-07-05","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"542643","date":"2016-07-18","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"545206","date":"2016-07-19","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"545206","date":"2016-07-28","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"545206","date":"2016-09-15","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"545206","date":"2016-09-30","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"562981","date":"2016-11-08","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"562981","date":"2016-11-09","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"567394","date":"2016-12-20","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"567394","date":"2017-01-06","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2016,"fails":6,"passes":5},{"y":2017,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93412856928926,"lng":-75.14613242448137,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.146077913,39.934242011],[-75.146137552,39.934016768],[-75.146191658,39.93403268],[-75.146112758,39.934254006],[-75.146077913,39.934242011]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":3,"baths":4,"stories":3,"lotArea":1336,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"117 LEAGUE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":360300,"taxable":360300,"land":32342,"improvement":327958,"taxableLand":32342,"taxableImprovement":327958,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":360300,"taxable":360300,"land":108090,"improvement":252210,"taxableLand":108090,"taxableImprovement":252210,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":798700,"taxable":231623,"land":231623,"improvement":567077,"taxableLand":231623,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":567077},{"y":2019,"v":578300,"taxable":173400,"land":173400,"improvement":404900,"taxableLand":173400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":404900},{"y":2020,"v":626700,"taxable":178609,"land":178609,"improvement":448091,"taxableLand":178609,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":448091},{"y":2021,"v":626700,"taxable":178609,"land":178609,"improvement":448091,"taxableLand":178609,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":448091},{"y":2022,"v":626700,"taxable":178609,"land":178609,"improvement":448091,"taxableLand":178609,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":448091},{"y":2023,"v":929200,"taxable":185840,"land":185840,"improvement":743360,"taxableLand":185840,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":743360},{"y":2024,"v":929200,"taxable":185840,"land":185840,"improvement":743360,"taxableLand":185840,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":743360},{"y":2025,"v":1004500,"taxable":200900,"land":200900,"improvement":803600,"taxableLand":200900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":803600},{"y":2026,"v":1004500,"taxable":200900,"land":200900,"improvement":803600,"taxableLand":200900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":803600},{"y":2027,"v":1004500,"taxable":736633,"land":200900,"improvement":803600,"taxableLand":200900,"taxableImprovement":535733,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":267867}],"taxNow":2812,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"644654","date":"2015-10-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-16","scope":"SEALING 5\"LATERAL PA20152850630 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"636170","date":"2015-10-13","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-13","scope":"THE APPLICATION IS FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO ROOF DECKS ON THE TOP OF THIRD FLOOR LEVEL, ACCESSED BY FORTH FLOOR LEVEL (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION), FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"652058","date":"2015-11-13","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-13","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY,NO STRUCTURAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"685128","date":"2016-05-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-13","scope":"PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING 3 STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. DEMOLISH REAR ELL. FRONT OF BUILDING TO REMAIN *WHERE THE STREETS DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZES THE SIDEWALK TO BE FENCED OR CLOSED, THE FENCE SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 6 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE FENCE SHALL BE INSTALLED TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY CLOSE OFF THE SITE.*"},{"number":"682757","date":"2016-07-01","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-01","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION AND PILOT HOUSE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH ROOF DECK."},{"number":"673407","date":"2016-07-01","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2017-03-30","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION WITH PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. NEW FIRE AREA SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO PROVIDE FINAL APPROVAL IN THE FIELD AS PER DEPARTMENT'S LETTER."},{"number":"704157","date":"2016-07-06","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-19","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR DEMOLITION OF ID FRONT WALL ONLY AS PER ENGINNER'S REPORT, NO WORK TO SIDE WALLS OR CHIMNEY, MARBLE STEPS TO BE SALVAGED & RE-INSTALLED IN NEW FACADE, WHICH IS TO BE RE-CONSTRUCTED TO HISTORIC APPEARANCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR, PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.10.C (12) OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSIONS RULES & REGULATIONS, FACADE RE-CONSTRUCTION MUST BE APPLIED FOR UNDER SEPARATE PERMIT, WITH PHC STAFFS TO REVIEW ELEVATIONS DWGS, WINDOW & DOOR SHOP DWGS, & REPLACEMENT BRICK & MORTAR SAMPLES, ETC. TO RESOLVE CASE #542643. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #542643."},{"number":"716306","date":"2016-09-29","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-09","scope":"NEW THREE STORY SFD WITH CELLAR AND ROOF DECK."},{"number":"723026","date":"2016-09-29","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-29","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE ( NTE 38' HIGH); ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"727038","date":"2016-10-26","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-05","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED SERVICE LINE FOR A FIRE & DOMESTIC SUPPLY LINE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. MULTIPURPOSE RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D."},{"number":"732776","date":"2016-11-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-09","scope":"INSTALLING CURB TRAP,LATERAL,MAIN DRAIN,WATER AND DRAIN LINES TO (3)3PC BATHROOMS,POWDER ROOM,1 KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY BOX (SFD)20163013136 SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"742408","date":"2016-12-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-19","scope":"200A SERVICE AND GROUND WIRING OF SWITCH, LIGHTS, OUTLETS AND SMOKE/CO DETECTORS THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"740454","date":"2016-12-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.LENNOX FURNACE 70000BTU 2 TONAC FOR DOWNSTAIRS"},{"number":"PP-2021-022918","date":"2021-12-03","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-17","scope":"Curb trap, fresh air inlet"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.03,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 6 failed, 5 passed"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":817500},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":843000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 48% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $626,700 to $929,200","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #636170: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 673407 (EXPIRED). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 16 historical violations across 5 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"6 failed, 6 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 6, 2017.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}