House report

867 N 20th St

4 bd3 ba3 stories2,439 sqftRM1built 1916

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$706K 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) median$761K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $540K
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. AppealZoning board appeal
  6. PermitMechanical
  7. InspectionBP_BLDG
  8. L&I violationPERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS
  9. InspectionBP_BLDG
  10. PermitElectrical
  11. PermitPlumbing
  12. PermitZoning/use
  13. PermitMajor alteration
  14. PermitMajor alteration
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $384K
  16. PermitPlumbing

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$8,481/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $605,900 × 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 $760,900. 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 151081910
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 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
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,439 sqft livable area
Lot
1,321 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 CLOSED · Withdrawn · 2011

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

Block context

800 block of N 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 865 N 20th St  ·  869 N 20th 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 16 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$540K transfer

    2016

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 356106 · 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.

  3. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 356106 · Violation 2614256 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 356106 · 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.

  5. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 14741 · CLOSED · Withdrawn

    Related permit 326194 · PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF TWO (2) ACCESSORY OPEN AIR PARKING SPACES 8'-6"X17' EACH ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  6. PermitMechanical

    Permit 330974 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 2 2.5 TON AIR HANDLERS WITH HEAT PUMP AND DUCTWORK

  7. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 269941 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. ViolationPERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS

    Case 269941 · Violation 2014256 · Code A-301.1/46 · COMPLIED

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

  9. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 269941 · FAILED

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

  10. PermitElectrical

    Permit 329281 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW WIRING THRU-OUT HOUSE TO BRING UP TO CODE,INSTALLING SMOKE DETECTORS,6 GFCI RECEPTACLES,LIGHTS,SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES,INSTALL ARC FAULT BREAKER AND TAMPER PROOF RECEPTACLES AS PER 2008 NEC

  11. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 327582 · COMPLETED

    WATER AND DRAINAGE FOR ENTIRE HOUSE, INTERION ONLY

  12. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 319690 · COMPLETED

    TO ERECT A NEW PILOT HOUSE FOR ROOF DECK ACCESS AND NEW ROOF DECK WITHIN 30" OF FINISHED 3RD STORY ROOF AS PER PLANS FOR SFD.

  13. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 319682 · COMPLETED

    NEW ROOF DECK AND ACCESS STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE AND NEW INTERIOR STAIRS THROUGHOUT ALL FLOOR LEVELS W/ MODIFICATIONS TO FLOOR SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED

  14. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 317412 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS NO STRUCTURAL WORK. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEB. 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.

  15. Recorded transfer$384K transfer

    2011

  16. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 59366 · COMPLETED

    (O) WATER HEATER REPLACEMNET

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 2:38 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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