{"asOf":"2026-07-29T02:29:29.083Z","block":"500-599 INDEPENDENCE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/500-599-independence-st","address":"507 INDEPENDENCE ST","parcelNumber":"611420900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=611420900","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"C58","buildingCodeNew":"14","buildingClass":"DET W/D GAR 3 STY STONE","buildingClassNew":"OLD STYLE","useLabel":"House","owner":"ELLIOTT JOAN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":350500,"landAssessment":70100,"improvementAssessment":280400,"livableArea":2275,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":175000,"date":"2014-05-07T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4313344","date":"2017-05-12","code":"CP-305","title":"RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4313343","date":"2017-05-12","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"583636","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-05-12","completedDate":"2017-05-30","violations":[{"number":"4313344","date":"2017-05-12","code":"CP-305","title":"RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4313343","date":"2017-05-12","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.05467533248673,"lng":-75.12806180524885,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.127942326,40.054902333],[-75.127952322,40.054439628],[-75.128182179,40.054444245],[-75.128169051,40.054910957],[-75.127942326,40.054902333]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19126","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":12276,"zoning":"RSA2","grade":"B","basement":"D","heater":"H","centralAir":false,"extCond":"3","intCond":"4","garage":1,"homestead":true,"mail":"507 INDEPNDENCE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19126","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"THIS APPEAL IS BECAUSE HE MISSED THE PERIOD TO GET GRANDFATHERED IN.  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Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work any modifications to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, including underpinning, excavation, and removal of foundation slab. NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing. This permit is for the Alterations approved by the PHDC as per Work Order Number: 169397 - Second Floor Full 3-piece bathroom remodel and enlarging door, build wall for shower, install moisture-resistant wall-board, access door, installing 1 - 24inch vanity, 1 - H.C. toilet, 1 - 36inch X 60inch shower base, install water shut-off valve radiator line, relocate radiator, install underfloor plumbing, installing Arc fault circuit breakers and one(1) ground-fault receptacle circuit, install 1- ten year battery C/O smoke detector, install 1 electric wall/ceiling heater, exhaust fan, medicine cabinet & light for Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) for the AMP repair program."},{"number":"EP-2022-009770","date":"2022-09-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2022-010575"},{"number":"PP-2022-014081","date":"2022-09-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-25","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2022-010575"},{"number":"PP-2024-005290","date":"2024-04-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-15","scope":"Replaced 40 Gallon Gas Hot Water Heater"},{"number":"EP-2024-003805","date":"2024-04-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-20","scope":"Install a new 100 amp svc w/ground rod and continuous ground,3 gfi receptacle circuits, replace 2- 3way switches run 2 dedicated receptacle circuits on 1st fl and 2 on 2nd fl replace 9 switches and 10 receptacles. FISH ONLY"},{"number":"GM-2024-003606","date":"2024-04-22","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-03","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"PP-2025-009479","date":"2025-07-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-007475"},{"number":"RP-2025-007475","date":"2025-07-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For alterations to a Single Family Dwelling Property as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing. Work approved as per PHDC WO# 208307"},{"number":"EP-2025-007198","date":"2025-07-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-28","scope":"REPLACING A 100AMP PANEL COMPLETE. INSTALLING (3) 15/20AMP CIRCUITS TO 2nd FLOOR BATHROOM FOR LIGHTING,SWITCHING & GFCI RECEPTACLE. INSTALLING A 20AMP CIRCUIT FOR A STAIR GLIDE. (ALL FISHED & SURFACE MOUNT) INSTALLING BATTERY SMOKE DETECTORS>"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.38,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"911942","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Joan Elliott","legalName":"Joan Elliott","address":"507 INDEPENDENCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2022-12-06","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-22","expirationDate":"2026-12-05","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"911942","type":"Rental","businessName":"Joan Elliott","legalName":"Joan Elliott","issuedDate":"2022-12-06","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-22","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-12-05","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","units":2,"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #8742: OPEN · City affirmed.","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: RP-2022-010575 (Expired), EP-2022-009770 (Expired), PP-2022-014081 (Expired), GM-2024-003606 (Expired), PP-2025-009479 (Issued). 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":"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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1900 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","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. 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"}]}