House report

5545 Morton St

5 bd2 ba2 stories2,380 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$288K 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$250K$500KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$297K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record43 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $341K
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. LicenseLAWRENCE & ELEANORE ALTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $225K
  12. LicenseLAWRENCE & ELEANORE ALTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  13. PermitPlumbing
  14. PermitElectrical
  15. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  16. PermitMechanical
  17. PermitMajor alteration
  18. L&I violationPERME- ALTER ELEC INSTALLATION
  19. L&I violationSTOP WORK ORDER
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionBP_BLDG
  22. InspectionBP_BLDG
  23. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  24. InspectionBP_BLDG
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  28. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  29. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  35. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. LicenseSERGEI KISHCHENKO: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  41. LicenseSERGEI KISHCHENKO: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  42. LicenseOLEG MIKHAROVSKI (C/O VLADIMIR LASKIN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  43. LicenseOLEG MIKHAROVSKI (C/O VLADIMIR LASKIN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$4,037/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $288,400 × 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 $296,500. 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 122180400
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $0 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

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
5
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
2,380 sqft livable area
Lot
1,782 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
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

5500 block of Morton St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

LAWRENCE & ELEANORE ALTERInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 27, 2018 · Terminal license date Sep 24, 2019

SERGEI KISHCHENKOInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 2, 2006 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2014

OLEG MIKHAROVSKI (C/O VLADIMIR LASKIN)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 27, 2004 · Terminal license date Feb 2, 2006

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 43 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039603 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039603 · FAILED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039603 · FAILED

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

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2025-039603 · Violation VI-2025-029837 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  5. Recorded transfer$341K transfer

    2023

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-063496 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-063496 · Violation VI-2021-045676 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-063496 · FAILED

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

  9. License terminal eventLAWRENCE & ELEANORE ALTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 784426 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 479427 · PASSED

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

  11. Recorded transfer$225K transfer

    2019

  12. License issue eventLAWRENCE & ELEANORE ALTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 784426 · Inactive

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

  13. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 801930 · COMPLETED

    PLUMBING ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

  14. PermitElectrical

    Permit 798474 · COMPLETED

    100AMP SERVICE WITH 30-CKT PANEL, GROUND ROD BOND COLD WATER & BRIDGE, REPLACE 30-OUTLETS WITH TAMPER RESISTANT OUTLETS AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT

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

    Case 563578 · PASSED

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

  16. PermitMechanical

    Permit 787469 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 4 TON A/C /90,000 BTU GAS HEATER WITH NEW DUCT WORK.

  17. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 781447 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  18. ViolationPERME- ALTER ELEC INSTALLATION

    Case 563578 · Violation 4293768 · Code A-301.1/53 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationSTOP WORK ORDER

    Case 563578 · Violation 4293769 · Code A-504.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 563578 · 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.

  21. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 563578 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  22. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 563578 · FAILED

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

  23. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 563578 · Violation 4293767 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  24. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 563578 · FAILED

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 509080 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 509080 · 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.

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

    Case 479427 · 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.

  28. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 509080 · Violation 3797215 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 509080 · Violation 3797214 · Code PM15-108.2 · COMPLIED

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 509080 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497689 · 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.

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497689 · 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 479427 · 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.

  34. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 497689 · Violation 3719048 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  35. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 497689 · Violation 3719047 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497689 · 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.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 479427 · 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.

  38. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 479427 · Violation 3779758 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 479427 · 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.

  40. License terminal eventSERGEI KISHCHENKO: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 354815 · Inactive

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

  41. License issue eventSERGEI KISHCHENKO: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 354815 · Inactive

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

  42. License terminal eventOLEG MIKHAROVSKI (C/O VLADIMIR LASKIN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 244115 · Inactive

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

  43. License issue eventOLEG MIKHAROVSKI (C/O VLADIMIR LASKIN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 244115 · Inactive

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

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 8:13 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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