House report

5338 Cedar Ave

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,380 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$232K 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$125K$250KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$229K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record36 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  2. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. L&I violationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. LicenseDEFREITAS SANDRA M: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  13. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  14. L&I violationINT-BATHRM MAINTENANCE-RES
  15. L&I violationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES
  16. L&I violationELEC-RECEPTABLE DEFECTIVE-RES
  17. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)
  18. L&I violationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR
  19. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR CRACKS
  20. L&I violationEXT S-BSMNT DOOR/WINDOW/HATCHW
  21. L&I violationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS
  22. L&I violationEXT S-DOORS/FRAMES RODENTPROOF
  23. L&I violationEXT S-LOCK REMOVE DOUBLEKEY
  24. L&I violationINT S-FOODSTORAGE MAINT SANI
  25. L&I violationINT S-HANDRAIL REPAIR
  26. L&I violationEXT S-LOCK REPAIR/REPLACE
  27. L&I violationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT
  28. L&I violationEXT S-DOORS MAINTAIN
  29. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  30. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  31. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. LicenseDEFREITAS SANDRA M: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. Deed / saleDeed / sale $28K

Flags: $9K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $720 with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$3,250/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $232,200 × 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 $229,000. 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 462060400
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$8,907.72 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$5,968.33 principal$895.15 interest$435.71 penalty$1,608.53 other charges
3years recorded 2019–2021tax periods 2020-03-13last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $141,800 total assessment, $141,800 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 $720.28 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$720.28 total · $573.46 principal · $13.62 interest · $5.73 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
1,380 sqft livable area
Lot
1,680 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

5300 block of Cedar Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5340 Cedar Ave  ·  5334-36 Cedar 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.

DEFREITAS SANDRA MInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 21, 2006 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 36 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2024-002046 · Completed

    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. Install 95% 80k BTU furnace, 3 ton A/C, ductwork, and 12 diffusers.

  2. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2023-014289 · Completed

    To install fixtures and pipes: 5 LAVs, 3 WCs, 3 SHOWER/TUBs, 1 KS, 1 LS, 1 HOSE BIBB & 1 HWH 15 FIXTURES 1 Washing Machine & 1 Dishwasher Replace the stack. Please see the attached approved building plan.

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-010023 · Completed

    Rewire outlets and switches AS PER NEC 2017

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2023-008013 · Completed

    FOR A LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AND AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE, ROOF DECK ROOF AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE, REAR YARD DECK. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS, AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  5. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2023-005560 · Issued

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AND AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE, ROOF DECK ROOF AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE, REAR YARD DECK. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 596421 · 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.

  7. ViolationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE

    Case 596421 · Violation 4401039 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 596421 · 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.

  9. License terminal eventDEFREITAS SANDRA M: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 374484 · Inactive

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 185772 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 185772 · 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.

  12. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195196 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPEXCP

  13. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195195 · Code PM-312.2/1 · COMPEXCP

  14. ViolationINT-BATHRM MAINTENANCE-RES

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195194 · Code PM-405.1/5 · COMPEXCP

  15. ViolationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195193 · Code PM-407.2/7 · COMPEXCP

  16. ViolationELEC-RECEPTABLE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195192 · Code PM-407.2/9 · COMPEXCP

  17. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195191 · Code PM-304.8/16 · COMPEXCP

  18. ViolationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195190 · Code PM-302.4/8 · COMPEXCP

  19. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR CRACKS

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195189 · Code PM-304.3/4 · COMPEXCP

  20. ViolationEXT S-BSMNT DOOR/WINDOW/HATCHW

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195188 · Code PM-304.8/6 · COMPEXCP

  21. ViolationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195187 · Code PM-305.2/1 · COMPEXCP

  22. ViolationEXT S-DOORS/FRAMES RODENTPROOF

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195186 · Code PM-304.8/20 · COMPEXCP

  23. ViolationEXT S-LOCK REMOVE DOUBLEKEY

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195185 · Code PM-304.8/14 · COMPEXCP

  24. ViolationINT S-FOODSTORAGE MAINT SANI

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195184 · Code PM-305.4/1 · COMPEXCP

  25. ViolationINT S-HANDRAIL REPAIR

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195183 · Code PM-305.2/3 · COMPEXCP

  26. ViolationEXT S-LOCK REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195201 · Code PM-304.8/9 · COMPEXCP

  27. ViolationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195182 · Code PM-304.8/15 · COMPEXCP

  28. ViolationEXT S-DOORS MAINTAIN

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195200 · Code PM-304.8/2 · COMPEXCP

  29. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195199 · Code PM-302.4/7 · COMPEXCP

  30. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195198 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPEXCP

  31. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 185772 · Violation 1195197 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 185772 · 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.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 60436 · 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.

  34. License issue eventDEFREITAS SANDRA M: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 374484 · Inactive

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

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 60436 · 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.

  36. Recorded transfer$28K transfer

    2003

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:13 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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