{"asOf":"2026-07-23T23:22:11.785Z","block":"1400-1499 W VENANGO ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-w-venango-st","address":"1439 W VENANGO ST","parcelNumber":"131001400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=131001400","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"24","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW PORCH FRONT","useLabel":"Multi-family","owner":"ROBLES MARCEL R","coOwner":"BOBADILLA ROMERO EMNY ROCHELL","marketValue":354700,"landAssessment":70940,"improvementAssessment":283760,"livableArea":2604,"yearBuilt":1930,"lastSale":{"price":405000,"date":"2025-03-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"655211","date":"2007-08-16","code":"PM-307.1/6","title":"FLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"655210","date":"2007-08-16","code":"PM-307.1/3","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127780","date":"2008-10-10","code":"A-301.1/7","title":"PERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127779","date":"2008-10-10","code":"A-301.1/38","title":"PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127781","date":"2008-10-16","code":"A-504.1/1","title":"STOP WORK ORDER","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127782","date":"2008-10-16","code":"A-504.1/3","title":"SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1541389","date":"2009-08-04","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1541390","date":"2009-08-04","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1541391","date":"2009-08-04","code":"A-503.1/1","title":"PROSECUTION INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321971","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-302.10/34","title":"PERMP- WK DOES NOT CONFORM","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321969","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-302.10/2","title":"PERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321970","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-302.10/3","title":"PERMB- REV WK GONE BEYOND ORIG","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321972","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2781576","date":"2012-02-06","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2781575","date":"2012-02-06","code":"A-301.1/38","title":"PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2781577","date":"2012-02-06","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1233940","date":"2009-02-04","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"119758","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2007-07-10","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"655211","date":"2007-08-16","code":"PM-307.1/6","title":"FLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"655210","date":"2007-08-16","code":"PM-307.1/3","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"182419","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DN","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-10-16","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"1127780","date":"2008-10-10","code":"A-301.1/7","title":"PERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127779","date":"2008-10-10","code":"A-301.1/38","title":"PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127781","date":"2008-10-16","code":"A-504.1/1","title":"STOP WORK ORDER","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1127782","date":"2008-10-16","code":"A-504.1/3","title":"SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"209324","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-08-05","completedDate":"2012-12-10","violations":[{"number":"1541389","date":"2009-08-04","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1541390","date":"2009-08-04","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1541391","date":"2009-08-04","code":"A-503.1/1","title":"PROSECUTION INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"311104","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DN","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2011-12-31","completedDate":"2012-02-06","violations":[{"number":"2321971","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-302.10/34","title":"PERMP- WK DOES NOT CONFORM","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321969","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-302.10/2","title":"PERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321970","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-302.10/3","title":"PERMB- REV WK GONE BEYOND ORIG","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2321972","date":"2011-12-29","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"RESOLVE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"315097","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DN","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2012-02-07","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"2781576","date":"2012-02-06","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2781575","date":"2012-02-06","code":"A-301.1/38","title":"PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2781577","date":"2012-02-06","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"185653","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"1233940","date":"2009-02-04","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2008,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2009,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2011,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2012,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"46452","date":"2005-10-04","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"119758","date":"2007-07-10","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"119758","date":"2007-08-16","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"182419","date":"2008-10-10","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"182419","date":"2008-10-16","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"119758","date":"2009-01-13","type":"CSUFINAL","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"209324","date":"2009-08-04","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"209324","date":"2009-12-08","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"311104","date":"2011-12-29","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"315097","date":"2012-02-06","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"311104","date":"2012-02-06","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"315097","date":"2012-03-23","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"315097","date":"2012-05-03","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"209324","date":"2012-12-10","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"315097","date":"2013-01-02","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"315097","date":"2013-05-02","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"315097","date":"2014-12-23","type":"PRECOURT","status":"CLOSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2008,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2011,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2012,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2013,"fails":2,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.0080199350659,"lng":-75.15278968148365,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.152733002,40.008148796],[-75.152790416,40.007884182],[-75.152846354,40.007891058],[-75.15278896,40.008155672],[-75.152733002,40.008148796]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19140","beds":8,"baths":4,"stories":3,"lotArea":1552,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B-","basement":"D","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1439 W VENANGO ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19140","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A TWO(2) FAMILY DWELLING, THE ERECTION OF A THIRD FLOOR ADDITION AND SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR REAR BAY, ACCESSORY TO A TWO(2) FAMILY DWELLING, WHEREAS TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE DISTRICTS.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Denied","date":"2009-03-18","number":"8251","relatedPermit":"196550"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION ABOVE THE SECOND STORY TO AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE; NO CHANGE TO BUILDING HEIGHT; FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Denied","date":"2021-11-24","number":"ZP-2021-007948","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-007948"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2022-06-07","number":"ZP-2021-015675","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-015675"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2010,"total":300,"principal":0,"interest":0,"penalty":0},{"year":2014,"total":1211.02,"principal":742.76,"interest":144.84,"penalty":51.99},{"year":2015,"total":1132.14,"principal":742.76,"interest":77.99,"penalty":51.99},{"year":2016,"total":711.05,"principal":569.86,"interest":8.54,"penalty":5.7}],"taxNet":3354.21,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":35400,"taxable":35400,"land":8070,"improvement":27330,"taxableLand":8070,"taxableImprovement":27330,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":35400,"taxable":35400,"land":10620,"improvement":24780,"taxableLand":10620,"taxableImprovement":24780,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":35400,"taxable":35400,"land":10620,"improvement":24780,"taxableLand":10620,"taxableImprovement":24780,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":24800,"taxable":24800,"land":7440,"improvement":17360,"taxableLand":7440,"taxableImprovement":17360,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":25600,"taxable":25600,"land":7680,"improvement":17920,"taxableLand":7680,"taxableImprovement":17920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":25600,"taxable":25600,"land":7680,"improvement":17920,"taxableLand":7680,"taxableImprovement":17920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":25600,"taxable":25600,"land":7680,"improvement":17920,"taxableLand":7680,"taxableImprovement":17920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":52000,"taxable":52000,"land":10400,"improvement":41600,"taxableLand":10400,"taxableImprovement":41600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":410000,"taxable":281577,"land":82000,"improvement":328000,"taxableLand":82000,"taxableImprovement":199577,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":128423},{"y":2025,"v":410000,"taxable":281577,"land":82000,"improvement":328000,"taxableLand":82000,"taxableImprovement":199577,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":128423},{"y":2026,"v":410000,"taxable":105000,"land":82000,"improvement":328000,"taxableLand":82000,"taxableImprovement":23000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":305000},{"y":2027,"v":354700,"taxable":90838,"land":70940,"improvement":283760,"taxableLand":70940,"taxableImprovement":19898,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":263862}],"taxNow":1470,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"171672","date":"2008-08-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2010-02-09","scope":"REPAIR FRONT PORCH ROOF AND PORCH FLOOR TO COMPLY VIOALTIONS."},{"number":"185653","date":"2008-11-28","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"COMPLETE RE-HAB / PARTIAL RECONSTRUCTION: REMOVE AND REPLACE INTERIOR PARTITIONS 100%, NEW DRYWALL SURFACES CEILINGS AND WALLS,ALL NEW DOORS AND WINDOWS. REPLACE FLOOR AND ROOF JOISTS 60% REPLACE FLOOR AND ROOF SHEATHING 100% REPLACE ROOFING MEMBRANE 100% REPLACE STAIRS REPAIR REAR EXTERIOR WALLS, STUCCO, PARGE BASEMENT WALLS 100% REPLACE BASEMENT SLAB PROPOSED USE (SFD) REPLACE PORCH ROOF STRUCTURE"},{"number":"189664","date":"2008-11-28","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-27","scope":"MAKE SAFE UNSAFE CONDITION TO SATISFY CASE # 119757 ALL WORK IN PREPERATION OF PENDING RE-HAB / RECOSTRUCTION OF BUILDING REMOVE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED PARTS OF FLOOR AND ROOF SYSTEMS. BRACE / SHORE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AS REQUIRED. CLOSE OPENINGS AND SECURE BUILDING AGAINST ENTRY"},{"number":"189680","date":"2008-12-01","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-12-01","scope":"COMPLETE RE-HAB / PARTIAL RECONSRTUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"ZP-2021-015675","date":"2022-06-01","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Two-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2022-010626","date":"2022-10-31","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AND AT THE REAR OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"RP-2022-006532","date":"2022-12-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-03","scope":"For the erection of an addition and interior alterations throughout an existing attached structure. Separate permits are required for all associated MEP work. No work in the basement level."},{"number":"PP-2023-002549","date":"2023-02-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-26","scope":"Installation of plumbing for 2 apartments including 4 full bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 laundry, 2 water heaters and 1 hose bibb. 19 TOTAL FIXTURES Installation of new sewer line 6\" combined with a 5\" lateral and new water line with 1.5 **AMEND** 1\" WDP"},{"number":"EP-2023-001664","date":"2023-03-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"Wiring throughout this Duplex home by 2017 NEC. • Install 200A, 1ph • 120/240v main service • Install 3 gang meter module • Install throughout 2 apartments and common areas, • Permit and electric inspection by us. • Electrical finish installation As per 2017 nec"},{"number":"MP-2023-000177","date":"2023-04-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-11","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. 2 heaters, 2 coils and 2 condensers Ductwork 10 supply registers 4 return registers"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":404,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":105000},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":405000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"491088","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHARLES  KERISINIS THOMAS DOMBROWSKI","legalName":"CHARLES  KERISINIS THOMAS DOMBROWSKI","address":"1439 W VENANGO ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2010-01-06","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"937792","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1439 W Venango St LLC","legalName":"1439 W Venango St LLC","address":"1439 W VENANGO ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2023-11-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-21","expirationDate":"2025-11-12","inactiveDate":"2026-01-11"},{"number":"1004784","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Marcel Robles","legalName":"Marcel Robles","address":"1439 W VENANGO ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2026-04-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-15","expirationDate":"2027-04-14","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1004784","type":"Rental","businessName":"Marcel Robles","legalName":"Marcel Robles","issuedDate":"2026-04-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-14","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"937792","type":"Rental","businessName":"1439 W Venango St LLC","legalName":"1439 W Venango St LLC","issuedDate":"2023-11-13","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-21","closureDate":"2026-01-11","expirationDate":"2025-11-12","inactiveDate":"2026-01-11","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"491088","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"CHARLES  KERISINIS THOMAS DOMBROWSKI","legalName":"CHARLES  KERISINIS THOMAS DOMBROWSKI","issuedDate":"2010-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2010-01-06","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":2,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #8251: CLOSED · Denied; related permit 196550. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”","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: 171672 (EXPIRED), 185653 (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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1930 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"10 failed, 3 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Dec 23, 2014.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #491088: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 17 historical violations across 6 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}