{"asOf":"2026-07-26T00:30:11.921Z","block":"3800-3899 WALLACE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/3800-3899-wallace-st","address":"3817 WALLACE ST","parcelNumber":"242100600","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=242100600","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"Multi-family","owner":"CELIK IBRAHIM","coOwner":null,"marketValue":800000,"landAssessment":160000,"improvementAssessment":640000,"livableArea":3021,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":775000,"date":"2023-03-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"753676","date":"2007-11-29","code":"PM-306.0/2","title":"VACANT LOT STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"753673","date":"2007-11-29","code":"A-503.2/2","title":"PROSEC- STD INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"753674","date":"2007-11-29","code":"PM-102.4/1","title":"LICENSE-VAC LOT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"753675","date":"2007-11-29","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1267308","date":"2009-03-13","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1267309","date":"2009-03-13","code":"PM-306.0/91","title":"VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1495694","date":"2009-10-16","code":"PM-306.0/91","title":"VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1698245","date":"2010-05-26","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1698246","date":"2010-05-26","code":"PM-306.0/2","title":"VACANT LOT STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1698266","date":"2010-05-26","code":"CP-102","title":"LICENSE - VACANT LOT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1698265","date":"2010-05-26","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2764471","date":"2013-04-15","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2764470","date":"2013-04-15","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2859142","date":"2013-07-11","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2859143","date":"2013-07-11","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3563185","date":"2015-05-18","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3563186","date":"2015-05-18","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3895683","date":"2016-04-12","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3895682","date":"2016-04-12","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4010180","date":"2016-07-15","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4010179","date":"2016-07-15","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5250893","date":"2019-11-20","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5250892","date":"2019-11-20","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"136754","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BRU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2007-12-03","completedDate":"2009-03-13","violations":[{"number":"753676","date":"2007-11-29","code":"PM-306.0/2","title":"VACANT LOT STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"753673","date":"2007-11-29","code":"A-503.2/2","title":"PROSEC- STD INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"753674","date":"2007-11-29","code":"PM-102.4/1","title":"LICENSE-VAC LOT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"753675","date":"2007-11-29","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"193796","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-03-13","completedDate":"2009-04-22","violations":[{"number":"1267308","date":"2009-03-13","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1267309","date":"2009-03-13","code":"PM-306.0/91","title":"VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"217719","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-10-16","completedDate":"2013-11-19","violations":[{"number":"1495694","date":"2009-10-16","code":"PM-306.0/91","title":"VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"236932","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-05-26","completedDate":"2010-08-10","violations":[{"number":"1698245","date":"2010-05-26","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1698246","date":"2010-05-26","code":"PM-306.0/2","title":"VACANT LOT STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"236937","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-05-26","completedDate":"2013-11-19","violations":[{"number":"1698266","date":"2010-05-26","code":"CP-102","title":"LICENSE - VACANT LOT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1698265","date":"2010-05-26","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"376125","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-04-15","completedDate":"2013-05-01","violations":[{"number":"2764471","date":"2013-04-15","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2764470","date":"2013-04-15","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"390914","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-07-11","completedDate":"2013-08-02","violations":[{"number":"2859142","date":"2013-07-11","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2859143","date":"2013-07-11","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"480969","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-05-18","completedDate":"2016-10-19","violations":[{"number":"3563185","date":"2015-05-18","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3563186","date":"2015-05-18","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"527498","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-04-12","completedDate":"2016-05-02","violations":[{"number":"3895683","date":"2016-04-12","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3895682","date":"2016-04-12","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"544411","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-07-15","completedDate":"2016-09-12","violations":[{"number":"4010180","date":"2016-07-15","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4010179","date":"2016-07-15","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"716806","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DCC","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-11-21","completedDate":"2019-12-06","violations":[{"number":"5250893","date":"2019-11-20","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5250892","date":"2019-11-20","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2009,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2010,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"136754","date":"2007-11-29","type":"BRU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"136754","date":"2009-03-13","type":"BRU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"716806","date":"2019-11-20","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"716806","date":"2019-12-05","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":2238.08,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":2238.08,"principalDue":1636.78,"penaltyDue":108.96,"interestDue":182.76,"otherChargesDue":309.58,"yearsOwed":2,"oldestYearOwed":2020,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2021-05-13","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":695000,"taxableAssessment":498083,"exemptAbatementAssessment":196917,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":6972.17,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.964699213737916,"lng":-75.19851474501039,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.198463448,39.964572356],[-75.198518674,39.964565524],[-75.198566034,39.964827797],[-75.198512236,39.964833967],[-75.198463448,39.964572356]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2023-005033","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-11-28","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-11-28","buildingId":"1547974"},{"number":"BC-2023-005030","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-11-28","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-11-28","buildingId":"1547974"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":10,"baths":8,"stories":3,"lotArea":1440,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3817 WALLACE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":14600,"taxable":14600,"land":14600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":14600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":34700,"taxable":34700,"land":34700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":34700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":34700,"taxable":34700,"land":34700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":34700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":34700,"taxable":34700,"land":34700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":34700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":695000,"taxable":104250,"land":104250,"improvement":590750,"taxableLand":104250,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":590750},{"y":2021,"v":695000,"taxable":104250,"land":104250,"improvement":590750,"taxableLand":104250,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":590750},{"y":2022,"v":695000,"taxable":104250,"land":104250,"improvement":590750,"taxableLand":104250,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":590750},{"y":2023,"v":695000,"taxable":139000,"land":139000,"improvement":556000,"taxableLand":139000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":556000},{"y":2024,"v":695000,"taxable":139000,"land":139000,"improvement":556000,"taxableLand":139000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":556000},{"y":2025,"v":537700,"taxable":107540,"land":107540,"improvement":430160,"taxableLand":107540,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":430160},{"y":2026,"v":537700,"taxable":107540,"land":107540,"improvement":430160,"taxableLand":107540,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":430160},{"y":2027,"v":800000,"taxable":160000,"land":160000,"improvement":640000,"taxableLand":160000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":640000}],"taxNow":1505,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"689539","date":"2016-07-07","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-07","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE (TO ENCLOSE ACCESS STAIRS ONLY), SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS)."},{"number":"1008002","date":"2019-09-10","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-10","scope":"EXTEND AP# 689539 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR PER SECTION 14-303(10)(D) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE. A BUILDING PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED BY 6/1/20"},{"number":"959422","date":"2019-10-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A FOUR FAMILY DWELLING. STRUCTURE CONTAINS A ROOF DECK OVER THE THIRD STORY PORTION ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ACCESSED BY UNIT #4 ONLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R SYSTEM. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 9.5 FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.***2009 IBC***"},{"number":"1030999","date":"2019-11-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"EZ PERMIT - WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation OF 4 DUCTLESS HEAT PUMP SYSTEM 24K BTU AND WARM AIR Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"1042603","date":"2020-01-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-20","scope":"INSTALL 1 1/2\" WATER SERVICE 5\" CURB TRAP 4\" MAIN DRAIN 4\" FAI AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1028581","date":"2020-01-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"INSTALL A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE FROM STREET TO BUILDING. SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED SPRINKLERS, PER NFPA 13R. SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED PIPING, HANGERS AND FITTINGS, PER NFPA 13R. SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW 1\" CITY APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTER. SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION. SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED BELLS, TAMPERS AND FLOW SWITCHES. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"1036472","date":"2020-02-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-05","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION OF ALL NEW COMPLETE WIRING WITH 400 AMP SERVICE AS PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS AS PER NFPA 70.'O8. (WEST DIST) INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS .NFPA-72."},{"number":"1036195","date":"2020-02-25","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-03","scope":"INSTALL DRAIN LINES WATER LINES FOR 30 FIXYURES"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2019,"k":"land","p":480000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":775000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"860938","type":"Rental","status":"Expired","businessName":"ENJ Development LLC","legalName":"ENJ Development LLC","address":"3817 WALLACE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2021-02-08","latestIssueDate":"2023-01-31","expirationDate":"2024-02-07","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"0974567","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"ibrahim celik","legalName":"ibrahim celik","address":"3817 WALLACE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2025-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-24","expirationDate":"2027-03-24","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0974567","type":"Rental","businessName":"ibrahim celik","legalName":"ibrahim celik","issuedDate":"2025-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-24","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-24","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"860938","type":"Rental","businessName":"ENJ Development LLC","legalName":"ENJ Development LLC","issuedDate":"2021-02-08","latestIssueDate":"2023-01-31","closureDate":"2024-02-07","expirationDate":"2024-02-07","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 49% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $537,700 to $800,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #689539: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 28, 2023; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 28, 2023","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$2,238.08 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","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":"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 5, 2019.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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 23 historical violations across 11 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.","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"}]}