{"asOf":"2026-07-30T01:18:37.848Z","block":"3100-3199 FONTAIN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/3100-3199-fontain-st","address":"3118 FONTAIN ST","parcelNumber":"323104200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=323104200","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O30","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"LUCILLE PAYNE","coOwner":null,"marketValue":103500,"landAssessment":20700,"improvementAssessment":82800,"livableArea":1020,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1978-04-29T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98759208024769,"lng":-75.18450886496866,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.18446863,39.9876674],[-75.184500245,39.987511745],[-75.18455064,39.987517949],[-75.184516827,39.987673587],[-75.18446863,39.9876674]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19121","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":812,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"3118 FONTAIN ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":21700,"taxable":0,"land":3329,"improvement":18371,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":3329,"exemptImprovement":18371},{"y":2017,"v":21700,"taxable":0,"land":5642,"improvement":16058,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":5642,"exemptImprovement":16058},{"y":2018,"v":21700,"taxable":0,"land":5642,"improvement":16058,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":5642,"exemptImprovement":16058},{"y":2019,"v":31300,"taxable":0,"land":8138,"improvement":23162,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":8138,"exemptImprovement":23162},{"y":2020,"v":32300,"taxable":3400,"land":8398,"improvement":23902,"taxableLand":3400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4998,"exemptImprovement":23902},{"y":2021,"v":32300,"taxable":3400,"land":8398,"improvement":23902,"taxableLand":3400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4998,"exemptImprovement":23902},{"y":2022,"v":32300,"taxable":3400,"land":8398,"improvement":23902,"taxableLand":3400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4998,"exemptImprovement":23902},{"y":2023,"v":66900,"taxable":7044.57,"land":13300,"improvement":53600,"taxableLand":7044.57,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6255.43,"exemptImprovement":53600},{"y":2024,"v":66900,"taxable":7044.57,"land":13300,"improvement":53600,"taxableLand":7044.57,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6255.43,"exemptImprovement":53600},{"y":2025,"v":85900,"taxable":9045.27,"land":17100,"improvement":68800,"taxableLand":9045.27,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":8054.73,"exemptImprovement":68800},{"y":2026,"v":85900,"taxable":9045.27,"land":17100,"improvement":68800,"taxableLand":9045.27,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":8054.73,"exemptImprovement":68800},{"y":2027,"v":103500,"taxable":10898.55,"land":20700,"improvement":82800,"taxableLand":10898.55,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":9801.45,"exemptImprovement":82800}],"taxNow":127,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"500889","date":"2013-10-29","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-08","scope":"RUN DEDICATED LINE FOR A 15A DUPLEX RECEPTACLE...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"506359","date":"2013-11-15","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-16","scope":"DEMO EXISTING BATHROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE PROPERTY AND REINSTALL THE SHOWER PAN TOILET SINK AND NEW DRYWALL. INSTALL NEW SUBFLOOR AND FINISH FLOOR. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING."},{"number":"510099","date":"2013-12-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-07","scope":"INSTALL (2)RECEPTACLES.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING (PAID FOR BY PHDC)"},{"number":"510989","date":"2013-12-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-08","scope":"REPLACE TUB AND SINK DRAINS AND INSTALL NEW TOILET,SINK AND VANITY (SFD)"},{"number":"701535","date":"2016-06-23","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-02","scope":"ROOF REPLACEMENT - INSTALL A MODIFIED GRANULAR RUBBER ROOF SYSTEM (SFD)"},{"number":"1049628","date":"2020-02-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-24","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INSTALLATION OF ONE(1) 80,000BTU 80%. NO DUCTWORK."},{"number":"EP-2023-003212","date":"2023-04-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-18","scope":"Install dedicated line using wire mold for stair lift AS PER NEC 2017 Amendment: replace 100 amp panel"},{"number":"PP-2023-013318","date":"2023-09-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-17","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, AREA DRAIN, 3/4\" COPPER WATER LINE"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 1049628 (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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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"}]}