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814 N 42nd St

3 bd1 ba2 stories784 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$62K OPA value, not a listing price
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5 violation rows marked OPEN in 2 active cases

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Case CF-2021-120013

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Dec 21, 2021 · Latest inspection FAILED · Dec 14, 2022

  • Door And Window VacantPM15-304.19V
  • Exterior Structure Windows, Skylights Door FramesPM15-304.13
  • Vacant Structure License9-3905
Case CF-2025-137309

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Dec 29, 2025 · Latest inspection FAILED · Dec 29, 2025

  • Exterior Area SanitationPM15-302.1
  • Exterior Area WeedsPM15-302.4

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

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 19104 (University City · West Powelton) median$72K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  2. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  9. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  10. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
  11. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES
  12. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  13. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

Flags: 5 L&I violation rows marked OPEN · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$862/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $61,600 × 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 $71,500. 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 062284500
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

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

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,821.10 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2010$817.64 total · $179.42 principal · $99.58 interest · $12.56 penalty2013$362.80 total · $212.15 principal · $60.46 interest · $14.85 penalty2014$665.87 total · $377.55 principal · $73.62 interest · $26.43 penalty2015$625.78 total · $377.55 principal · $39.64 interest · $26.43 penalty2016$349.01 total · $236.64 principal · $3.54 interest · $2.37 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
784 sqft livable area
Lot
812 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Vacant city code 6
Vacant
Interior condition
Below average city code 5
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

800 block of N 42nd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 812 N 42nd St  ·  816 N 42nd St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 13 dated rows
  1. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2025-137309 · Violation VI-2025-099921 · Code PM15-302.1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  2. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2025-137309 · Violation VI-2025-099922 · Code PM15-302.4 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-137309 · FAILED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-120013 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-120013 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-120013 · FAILED

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

  7. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087815 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087814 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087812 · Code PM15-901.1 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087816 · Code PM15-304.19V · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087817 · Code PM15-304.13 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087813 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2021-120013 · Violation VI-2021-087818 · Code 9-3905 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 9:44 AM 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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