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2140 W Spencer Ave

3 bd1 ba2 stories990 sqftRSA5built 1905

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$112K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$100K$200KZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) median$113K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) medianAssessmentL&I violationAppealInspectionLicense

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Every dated record42 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  7. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
  8. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  12. LicenseAKIL WHITEL (Niefis White): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. AppealRB_LIRB
  18. L&I violationELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RES
  19. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)
  20. L&I violationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT
  21. L&I violationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE
  22. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPLACE PUTTY
  23. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  24. L&I violationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI
  25. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  26. L&I violationELEC-CABLES/WIRES LOOSE-RES
  27. L&I violationELEC-CORD DEFECTIVE-RES
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RES
  32. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  33. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  34. L&I violationINT A-RODENT BURROWS, ELIMINAT
  35. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  36. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  37. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW WEATHERTIGHT
  38. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  39. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  40. L&I violationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. LicenseAKIL WHITEL (Niefis White): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: $65K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $48K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$167/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $11,900 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $113,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 171259000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$64,887.46 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 1992–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$25,574.65 principal$32,654.91 interest$1,824.29 penalty$4,833.61 other charges
30years recorded 1992–2021tax periods 2022-02-21last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $61,200 total assessment, $61,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $48,407.68 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1992$456.32 total · $0.00 principal · $395.66 interest · $15.32 penalty1993$1,898.68 total · $543.64 principal · $1,184.99 interest · $42.58 penalty1994$1,939.29 total · $608.24 principal · $1,158.70 interest · $42.58 penalty1995$1,900.54 total · $608.22 principal · $1,122.16 interest · $42.58 penalty1996$1,861.92 total · $608.24 principal · $1,085.71 interest · $42.58 penalty1997$1,823.23 total · $608.24 principal · $1,049.21 interest · $42.58 penalty1998$1,765.21 total · $608.24 principal · $994.47 interest · $42.58 penalty1999$1,707.18 total · $608.24 principal · $939.73 interest · $42.58 penalty2000$1,649.16 total · $608.24 principal · $884.99 interest · $42.58 penalty2001$2,533.02 total · $973.16 principal · $1,328.36 interest · $68.12 penalty2002$2,719.90 total · $1,085.69 principal · $1,384.25 interest · $76.00 penalty2003$2,616.32 total · $1,085.69 principal · $1,286.54 interest · $76.00 penalty2004$2,512.75 total · $1,085.69 principal · $1,188.83 interest · $76.00 penalty2005$2,409.18 total · $1,085.69 principal · $1,091.12 interest · $76.00 penalty2006$2,305.60 total · $1,085.69 principal · $993.40 interest · $76.00 penalty2007$2,202.02 total · $1,085.69 principal · $895.69 interest · $76.00 penalty2008$2,098.45 total · $1,085.69 principal · $797.98 interest · $76.00 penalty2009$1,994.88 total · $1,085.69 principal · $700.27 interest · $76.00 penalty2010$1,891.31 total · $1,085.69 principal · $602.56 interest · $76.00 penalty2011$1,962.59 total · $1,193.16 principal · $554.82 interest · $83.52 penalty2012$1,919.18 total · $1,239.14 principal · $464.67 interest · $86.74 penalty2013$1,864.95 total · $1,283.68 principal · $365.85 interest · $89.86 penalty2014$1,569.33 total · $1,101.82 principal · $214.85 interest · $77.13 penalty2015$1,464.22 total · $1,101.82 principal · $115.69 interest · $77.13 penalty2016$1,342.45 total · $1,150.99 principal · $17.26 interest · $11.51 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
990 sqft livable area
Lot
630 sqft
Basement
Partial city code H
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · City affirmed · 2014

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

2100 block of W Spencer St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2138 W Spencer Ave  ·  2142 W Spencer Ave

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

AKIL WHITEL (Niefis White)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 15, 2008 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 42 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-084117 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2022-084117 · Violation VI-2022-061758 · Code PM15-901.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-059630 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-084117 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2022-084117 · Violation VI-2022-061759 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2022-084117 · Violation VI-2022-061757 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case CF-2022-084117 · Violation VI-2022-061756 · Code PM15-304.19V · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2022-084117 · Violation VI-2022-061755 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-059630 · Violation VI-2021-042772 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-059630 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 427880 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  12. License terminal eventAKIL WHITEL (Niefis White): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 433225 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  13. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 427880 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  14. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 427880 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 427880 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 427880 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  17. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 22875 · OPEN · City affirmed

    Related permit 427880 · ON 04/10/14, HOUSE WAS INSPECTED BY L&I AND FOUND IN COMPLIANCE. HOUSE WAS REINSPECTED ON 04/23/14, AND RECITED FOR THE SAME VIOLATIONS. TENANT IS CURRENTLY BEING EVICTED AND IS CALLING L&I USING YOUR VIOLATIONS AS AN EXCUSE TO NOT PAY.

  18. ViolationELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RES

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479810 · Code PM-407.2/8 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  19. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479800 · Code PM-304.8/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  20. ViolationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479801 · Code PM-304.8/15 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479802 · Code PM-304.8/18 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPLACE PUTTY

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479803 · Code PM-304.8/8 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479804 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. ViolationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479805 · Code PM-305.3/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479807 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  26. ViolationELEC-CABLES/WIRES LOOSE-RES

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479808 · Code PM-407.2/11 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  27. ViolationELEC-CORD DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 427880 · Violation 3479809 · Code PM-407.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 427880 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 418583 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 418583 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  31. ViolationELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RES

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113162 · Code PM-407.2/8 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  32. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113154 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113155 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. ViolationINT A-RODENT BURROWS, ELIMINAT

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113156 · Code PM-303.4/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  35. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113157 · Code PM-304.3/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  36. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113153 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  37. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113159 · Code PM-304.8/7 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  38. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113160 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  39. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113161 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  40. ViolationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 418583 · Violation 3113158 · Code PM-304.8/15 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 418583 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  42. License issue eventAKIL WHITEL (Niefis White): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 433225 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 8:05 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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