{"asOf":"2026-07-27T16:22:09.330Z","block":"400-499 AURANIA ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/400-499-aurania-st","address":"469 AURANIA ST","parcelNumber":"212384410","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=212384410","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"CALEDONIA DEVELOPERS LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":148900,"landAssessment":148900,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":100000,"date":"2023-06-20T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4695871","date":"2018-06-04","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4695870","date":"2018-06-04","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5175390","date":"2019-09-09","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5175391","date":"2019-09-09","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2020-021669","date":"2020-07-22","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-11-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-021668","date":"2020-07-22","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-11-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2022-059520","date":"2022-08-10","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-059519","date":"2022-08-10","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2023-075685","date":"2023-09-29","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-075684","date":"2023-09-29","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-098244","date":"2024-12-12","code":"A-104.1/5","title":"DEBRIS REMOVE- CONSTRUCTION","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-12","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2025-052333","date":"2025-07-17","code":"A-302.8","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-07-18","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2025-052337","date":"2025-07-17","code":"B-3306.9","title":"NO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATION\n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-07-18","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2025-081960","date":"2025-10-15","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-10-15","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"},{"number":"VI-2026-053871","date":"2026-07-15","code":"A-302.8","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-07-15","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"634609","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-05-18","completedDate":"2018-06-04","violations":[{"number":"4695871","date":"2018-06-04","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4695870","date":"2018-06-04","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"705760","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-09-09","completedDate":"2019-10-29","violations":[{"number":"5175390","date":"2019-09-09","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5175391","date":"2019-09-09","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2020-041213","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-07-22","completedDate":"2020-11-13","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-021669","date":"2020-07-22","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-11-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-021668","date":"2020-07-22","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-11-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2022-081160","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2022-08-10","completedDate":"2022-09-26","violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-059520","date":"2022-08-10","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-059519","date":"2022-08-10","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]},{"number":"CF-2023-101893","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2023-09-29","completedDate":"2023-10-14","violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-075685","date":"2023-09-29","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-075684","date":"2023-09-29","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-126818","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2024-12-12","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-098244","date":"2024-12-12","code":"A-104.1/5","title":"DEBRIS REMOVE- CONSTRUCTION","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-12","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-071988","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2025-07-17","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-052333","date":"2025-07-17","code":"A-302.8","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-07-18","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-071989","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2025-07-17","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-052337","date":"2025-07-17","code":"B-3306.9","title":"NO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATION\n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-07-18","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-113937","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2025-10-15","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-081960","date":"2025-10-15","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-10-15","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]},{"number":"CF-2026-088354","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2026-07-15","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-053871","date":"2026-07-15","code":"A-302.8","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-07-15","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2018,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-041213","date":"2020-07-22","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-041213","date":"2020-11-13","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-081160","date":"2022-08-10","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-081160","date":"2022-09-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-101893","date":"2023-09-29","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-101893","date":"2023-10-14","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-126818","date":"2024-12-12","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-071988","date":"2025-07-18","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-071989","date":"2025-07-18","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-113937","date":"2025-10-15","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-088354","date":"2026-07-15","type":null,"status":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2022,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.053075107542696,"lng":-75.2382522940592,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.238068807,40.052973903],[-75.238221935,40.052903569],[-75.238436164,40.053175479],[-75.238282315,40.053247167],[-75.238068807,40.052973903]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19128","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":5755,"zoning":"RSD3","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"7510 PAWLING ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR USE FOR THREE (3)STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH INTERIOR PARKING","status":"In Process","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2026-02-03","number":"31284","relatedPermit":null},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PROPOSED LOTS #1 AND #2) FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (467 AURANIA ST AND 469 AURANIA ST). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS.\nLOT #1 - NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT, AREA OR GFA OF EXISTING STRUCT","status":"OPEN","outcome":"ADMIN/REVIEW","date":"2018-09-19","number":"34358","relatedPermit":"864147"},{"type":"ZBA Appeal Against L&I","grounds":"***MUST BE HEARD***\n\nAppeal Against L&I for the Issuance ZP-2023-003187","status":"In Process","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2025-02-21","number":"HA-2023-005176","relatedPermit":"ZP-2023-003187"},{"type":"ZBA Appeal Against L&I","grounds":"Appeal Against L&I for issuance of RP-2023-011366.","status":"In Process","outcome":null,"date":"2024-05-21","number":"HA-2024-001314","relatedPermit":"RP-2023-011366"},{"type":"LIRB SVN Appeal","grounds":"Disagree with Violation and/or Action\n\nSee attached","status":"Closed","outcome":"Complete","date":"2026-05-06","number":"HA-2025-002968","relatedPermit":null},{"type":"LIRB SVN Appeal","grounds":"Disagree with Violation and/or action\n\nSee attached","status":"Closed","outcome":"Complete","date":"2026-05-06","number":"HA-2025-002972","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":106400,"taxable":106400,"land":106400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":106400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":50100,"taxable":50100,"land":50100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":50100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":43900,"taxable":43900,"land":43900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":43900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":43900,"taxable":43900,"land":43900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":43900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":43900,"taxable":43900,"land":43900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":43900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":43900,"taxable":43900,"land":43900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":43900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":143800,"taxable":143800,"land":143800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":143800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":143800,"taxable":143800,"land":143800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":143800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":143800,"taxable":143800,"land":143800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":143800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":143800,"taxable":143800,"land":143800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":143800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":148900,"taxable":148900,"land":148900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":148900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2013,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"671969","date":"2016-03-31","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-31","scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PROPOSED LOTS #1 AND #2 ON PLANS) FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (467 AURANIA ST AND 469 AURANIA ST), SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SEE AP#670782 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2023-003187","date":"2023-06-27","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ACCESSORY REAR DECK AND ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2023-011366","date":"2024-02-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED THREE (3) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING OF TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION WITH GARAGE, ROOF DECK, AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IRC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O., SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY."},{"number":"PP-2024-000676","date":"2024-02-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2023-011366"},{"number":"EP-2024-000513","date":"2024-08-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2023-011366"},{"number":"MP-2024-000226","date":"2024-09-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2023-011366"},{"number":"PP-2024-000675","date":"2025-10-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-12","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2023-011366"},{"number":"PP-2024-000674","date":"2025-10-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-11-12","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2023-011366"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023","5 zoning/board appeals since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #31284: In Process · Withdrawn.","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":"4 permits not marked completed: RP-2023-011366 (Issued), PP-2024-000676 (Issued), EP-2024-000513 (Issued), MP-2024-000226 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Jul 15, 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 15 historical violations across 10 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/"}]}