{"asOf":"2026-07-28T00:13:34.006Z","block":"5500-5599 MORTON ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5500-5599-morton-st","address":"5518 MORTON ST","parcelNumber":"122172300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=122172300","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"24","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW PORCH FRONT","useLabel":"House","owner":"UQDAH IBN DEVIN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":98400,"landAssessment":19680,"improvementAssessment":78720,"livableArea":1296,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":8000,"date":"2015-12-08T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":9,"violations":[{"number":"763942","date":"2007-12-08","code":"A-503.2/2","title":"PROSEC- STD INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"763945","date":"2007-12-08","code":"PM-306.2/1","title":"VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"763944","date":"2007-12-08","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"763943","date":"2007-12-08","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"955606","date":"2008-05-17","code":"PM-302.2/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996600","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-312.2/1","title":"EXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996599","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-306.2/1","title":"VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996598","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-302.2/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996596","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996597","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1848206","date":"2010-10-06","code":"PM-302.3/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2631583","date":"2012-10-01","code":"PM-302.2/2","title":"EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2835179","date":"2013-05-10","code":"PM-302.3/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3904761","date":"2016-03-10","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4445196","date":"2017-09-05","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4594343","date":"2018-02-20","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4594342","date":"2018-02-20","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4889684","date":"2018-12-03","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4889710","date":"2018-12-03","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH AND GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4889709","date":"2018-12-03","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4933061","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-602.2","title":"MECH AND ELEC - HEATING RESID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4933062","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-602.3","title":"MECH - HEATING RESIDENT TEMP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4933060","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-109.1","title":"UNFIT STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211957283","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-603.1","title":"MECH - MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-20","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211957282","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-505.4","title":"PLUMBING SYS-WATER HEATING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-20","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015345","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-304.7","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE ROOF DRAINAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015382","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015383","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015385","date":"2020-07-03","code":"9-3902 (1)","title":"RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)","status":"CVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-11","resolution":"CVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2020-015384","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015343","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-303.1","title":"SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS, HOT TUBS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015344","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-302.7","title":"EXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-11","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-035383","date":"2020-09-15","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-050816","date":"2020-12-03","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-02-17","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2021-016678","date":"2021-03-25","code":"FC-13-908.7","title":"CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REQ'D","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-016681","date":"2021-03-25","code":"PM15-304.13","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-016680","date":"2021-03-25","code":"9-3902 (1)","title":"RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)","status":"CVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2021-03-25","resolution":"CVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2021-016679","date":"2021-03-25","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-016677","date":"2021-03-25","code":"FC-13-907.2","title":"SINGLE STATION SMKE ALRM REQ'D","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-045685","date":"2021-07-13","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-07-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2022-064074","date":"2022-08-24","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-11-30","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2022-064075","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-30","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-064076","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-901.1","title":"VACANT PROPERTIES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-30","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-064077","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-30","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-064078","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-11-30","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2024-101044","date":"2024-12-30","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-13","resolution":"CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN"},{"number":"VI-2025-022643","date":"2025-04-16","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2025-029839","date":"2025-05-07","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2025-029838","date":"2025-05-07","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2025-043910","date":"2025-06-13","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-13","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2026-039003","date":"2026-06-03","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-039004","date":"2026-06-03","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-039005","date":"2026-06-03","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"137922","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BRU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2007-12-08","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"763942","date":"2007-12-08","code":"A-503.2/2","title":"PROSEC- STD INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"763945","date":"2007-12-08","code":"PM-306.2/1","title":"VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"763944","date":"2007-12-08","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"763943","date":"2007-12-08","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"161311","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BRU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-05-21","completedDate":"2009-01-28","violations":[{"number":"955606","date":"2008-05-17","code":"PM-302.2/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"166389","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BRU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-06-24","completedDate":"2008-10-15","violations":[{"number":"996600","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-312.2/1","title":"EXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996599","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-306.2/1","title":"VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996598","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-302.2/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996596","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"996597","date":"2008-06-23","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"254762","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-10-12","completedDate":"2010-10-12","violations":[{"number":"1848206","date":"2010-10-06","code":"PM-302.3/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"353647","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2012-10-03","completedDate":"2013-01-02","violations":[{"number":"2631583","date":"2012-10-01","code":"PM-302.2/2","title":"EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"380371","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-05-14","completedDate":"2013-08-05","violations":[{"number":"2835179","date":"2013-05-10","code":"PM-302.3/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"523819","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-03-15","completedDate":"2016-06-06","violations":[{"number":"3904761","date":"2016-03-10","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"603096","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-09-07","completedDate":"2017-10-17","violations":[{"number":"4445196","date":"2017-09-05","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"622894","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"VS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-02-22","completedDate":"2018-05-22","violations":[{"number":"4594343","date":"2018-02-20","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4594342","date":"2018-02-20","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"665939","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-12-04","completedDate":"2019-04-24","violations":[{"number":"4889684","date":"2018-12-03","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"665941","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-12-04","completedDate":"2019-04-23","violations":[{"number":"4889710","date":"2018-12-03","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH AND GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4889709","date":"2018-12-03","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"671425","type":"HAZARDOUS","priority":"HAZARDOUS","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-01-23","completedDate":"2019-04-25","violations":[{"number":"4933061","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-602.2","title":"MECH AND ELEC - HEATING RESID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4933062","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-602.3","title":"MECH - HEATING RESIDENT TEMP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4933060","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-109.1","title":"UNFIT STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"671428","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-01-24","completedDate":"2020-08-20","violations":[{"number":"211957283","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-603.1","title":"MECH - MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-20","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211957282","date":"2019-01-23","code":"PM15-505.4","title":"PLUMBING SYS-WATER HEATING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-20","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2020-034123","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-07-03","completedDate":"2020-08-19","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-015345","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-304.7","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE ROOF DRAINAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015382","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015383","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015385","date":"2020-07-03","code":"9-3902 (1)","title":"RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)","status":"CVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-11","resolution":"CVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2020-015384","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015343","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-303.1","title":"SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS, HOT TUBS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-015344","date":"2020-07-03","code":"PM15-302.7","title":"EXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-11","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2020-063090","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-09-15","completedDate":"2020-10-13","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-035383","date":"2020-09-15","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2020-084788","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-12-03","completedDate":"2021-02-19","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-050816","date":"2020-12-03","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-02-17","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2021-015942","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2021-03-08","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2021-016678","date":"2021-03-25","code":"FC-13-908.7","title":"CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REQ'D","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-016681","date":"2021-03-25","code":"PM15-304.13","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-016680","date":"2021-03-25","code":"9-3902 (1)","title":"RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)","status":"CVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2021-03-25","resolution":"CVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2021-016679","date":"2021-03-25","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-016677","date":"2021-03-25","code":"FC-13-907.2","title":"SINGLE STATION SMKE ALRM REQ'D","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2021-063504","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2021-07-13","completedDate":"2021-07-28","violations":[{"number":"VI-2021-045685","date":"2021-07-13","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-07-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2022-087200","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"VENDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"COMPLIED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2022-08-24","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-064074","date":"2022-08-24","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-11-30","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2022-064075","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-30","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-064076","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-901.1","title":"VACANT PROPERTIES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-30","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-064077","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-30","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-064078","date":"2022-08-24","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-11-30","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-130383","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2024-12-31","completedDate":"2025-06-13","violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-101044","date":"2024-12-30","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-13","resolution":"CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-029849","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2025-04-16","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-022643","date":"2025-04-16","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2025-039604","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-05-08","completedDate":"2025-06-03","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-029839","date":"2025-05-07","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2025-029838","date":"2025-05-07","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-058402","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2025-06-13","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-043910","date":"2025-06-13","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-13","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]},{"number":"CF-2026-063726","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"QOL VACANT PROPERTY INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2026-06-03","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-039003","date":"2026-06-03","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-039004","date":"2026-06-03","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-039005","date":"2026-06-03","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2008,"n":6,"worst":null},{"y":2010,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2012,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":9,"worst":null},{"y":2021,"n":6,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"36932","date":"2005-03-17","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"36932","date":"2005-03-17","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"137922","date":"2007-11-24","type":"BRU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"137922","date":"2007-12-08","type":"BRU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"161311","date":"2008-05-18","type":"BRU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"166389","date":"2008-06-23","type":"BRU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"166389","date":"2008-10-15","type":"BRU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"161311","date":"2009-01-27","type":"BRU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"254762","date":"2010-10-06","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"254762","date":"2010-10-06","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"353647","date":"2012-10-01","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"353647","date":"2012-11-05","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"353647","date":"2012-12-28","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"380371","date":"2013-05-10","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"380371","date":"2013-06-17","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"380371","date":"2013-08-02","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"523819","date":"2016-03-10","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"523819","date":"2016-04-19","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"523819","date":"2016-05-27","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"603096","date":"2017-09-05","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"603096","date":"2017-10-11","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"622894","date":"2018-02-20","type":"VAC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"622894","date":"2018-05-22","type":"VAC INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"665939","date":"2018-12-03","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"665941","date":"2018-12-03","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"671425","date":"2019-01-23","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"671428","date":"2019-01-24","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"671428","date":"2019-03-14","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"665941","date":"2019-04-22","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"665939","date":"2019-04-24","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"671425","date":"2019-04-25","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"671428","date":"2019-10-25","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-034123","date":"2020-07-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-034123","date":"2020-08-11","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-034123","date":"2020-08-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"671428","date":"2020-08-20","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-063090","date":"2020-09-15","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-063090","date":"2020-10-13","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-084788","date":"2020-12-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-084788","date":"2021-01-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-084788","date":"2021-02-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-015942","date":"2021-03-08","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-015942","date":"2021-03-25","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-015942","date":"2021-06-11","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-063504","date":"2021-07-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-063504","date":"2021-07-28","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-015942","date":"2021-09-22","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-015942","date":"2021-11-08","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-087200","date":"2022-08-24","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-087200","date":"2022-10-12","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-087200","date":"2023-10-31","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-087200","date":"2024-11-30","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-130383","date":"2024-12-31","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-130383","date":"2025-04-16","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-029849","date":"2025-04-16","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-039604","date":"2025-05-08","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-039604","date":"2025-05-21","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-130383","date":"2025-06-13","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-058402","date":"2025-06-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-063726","date":"2026-06-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-063726","date":"2026-06-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2008,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2012,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2013,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2016,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2019,"fails":3,"passes":3},{"y":2020,"fails":4,"passes":3},{"y":2021,"fails":7,"passes":2},{"y":2022,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2025,"fails":5,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":2,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":7781.64,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":7781.64,"principalDue":4550.49,"penaltyDue":328.71,"interestDue":1469.08,"otherChargesDue":1433.36,"yearsOwed":5,"oldestYearOwed":2016,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2021-03-20","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":39700,"taxableAssessment":39700,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":555.72,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.037444418997346,"lng":-75.16892827326728,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.168727623,40.037482092],[-75.169107668,40.037371298],[-75.169135996,40.037404497],[-75.168745716,40.037519704],[-75.168727623,40.037482092]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":3,"lotArea":1641,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"633 W RITTENHOUSE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit or use, Two-Family Household Living, in an existing attached structure.","status":"Dismissed / Withdrawn","outcome":"Dismissed","date":"2026-06-09","number":"ZP-2024-005539","relatedPermit":"ZP-2024-005539"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2014,"total":148.49,"principal":94.61,"interest":18.44,"penalty":6.63},{"year":2015,"total":1946.17,"principal":1329.88,"interest":139.63,"penalty":93.09},{"year":2016,"total":1601.3,"principal":1389.23,"interest":20.84,"penalty":13.89}],"taxNet":3426.71,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":86300,"taxable":86300,"land":9843,"improvement":76457,"taxableLand":9843,"taxableImprovement":76457,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":86300,"taxable":86300,"land":14240,"improvement":72060,"taxableLand":14240,"taxableImprovement":72060,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":86300,"taxable":86300,"land":14240,"improvement":72060,"taxableLand":14240,"taxableImprovement":72060,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":41500,"taxable":41500,"land":6848,"improvement":34652,"taxableLand":6848,"taxableImprovement":34652,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":39700,"taxable":39700,"land":6551,"improvement":33149,"taxableLand":6551,"taxableImprovement":33149,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":39700,"taxable":39700,"land":6551,"improvement":33149,"taxableLand":6551,"taxableImprovement":33149,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":39700,"taxable":39700,"land":6551,"improvement":33149,"taxableLand":6551,"taxableImprovement":33149,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":71500,"taxable":71500,"land":14300,"improvement":57200,"taxableLand":14300,"taxableImprovement":57200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":71500,"taxable":71500,"land":14300,"improvement":57200,"taxableLand":14300,"taxableImprovement":57200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":100100,"taxable":100100,"land":20020,"improvement":80080,"taxableLand":20020,"taxableImprovement":80080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":100100,"taxable":100100,"land":20020,"improvement":80080,"taxableLand":20020,"taxableImprovement":80080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":98400,"taxable":98400,"land":19680,"improvement":78720,"taxableLand":19680,"taxableImprovement":78720,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1401,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"366643","date":"2011-10-04","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"200 SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. APPLICANTS AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR DATED FEBRUARY 2007. ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"ZP-2024-005539","date":null,"work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2026-06-11","scope":"Residential - Household Living - Two-Family"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":1.67,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":15313},{"y":2015,"k":"sale","p":8000},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal dismissed"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"706007","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Devin Uqdah (Uqdah, LLC)","legalName":"Devin Uqdah","address":"5518 MORTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2016-06-24","latestIssueDate":"2018-07-02","expirationDate":"2019-06-23","inactiveDate":"2019-08-22"},{"number":"867764","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Devin Uqdah (Uqdah Realty Group LLC)","legalName":"Devin Uqdah","address":"5518 MORTON ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2021-05-06","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-04","expirationDate":"2026-05-05","inactiveDate":"2026-07-04"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"867764","type":"Rental","businessName":"Devin Uqdah (Uqdah Realty Group LLC)","legalName":"Devin Uqdah","issuedDate":"2021-05-06","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-04","closureDate":"2026-07-04","expirationDate":"2026-05-05","inactiveDate":"2026-07-04","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"706007","type":"Rental","businessName":"Devin Uqdah (Uqdah, LLC)","legalName":"Devin Uqdah","issuedDate":"2016-06-24","latestIssueDate":"2018-07-02","closureDate":"2019-08-22","expirationDate":"2019-06-23","inactiveDate":"2019-08-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"strong","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.","evidence":["9 open L&I violations","$7,782 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2024-005539: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Dismissed; related permit ZP-2024-005539.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: 366643 (EXPIRED), ZP-2024-005539 (Refused).","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":"9 open L&I violations","finding":"53 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$7,781.64 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2016–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"39 failed, 16 passed, and 6 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 26, 2026.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}