{"asOf":"2026-07-24T22:09:06.973Z","block":"1800-1899 MOORE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1800-1899-moore-st","address":"1801 MOORE ST","parcelNumber":"871168150","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871168150","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y50","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"ZHENG XIAO DAN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":264500,"landAssessment":52900,"improvementAssessment":211600,"livableArea":2496,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2017-02-07T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"1292802","date":"2009-04-07","code":"19-2602.1/1","title":"CAL LO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1292803","date":"2009-04-07","code":"LO-1","title":"OBTAIN LIC INDICATED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1802553","date":"2010-08-31","code":"PM-102.6/3","title":"LICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1802552","date":"2010-08-31","code":"PM-102.3/1","title":"LICENSE-RES SFD/2FD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1802551","date":"2010-08-31","code":"PM-102.0/1","title":"LICENSE-RES GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2409632","date":"2012-03-13","code":"FC-904.11/1","title":"FIRE-COMM KITCH EXHAUST CLEAN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2409631","date":"2012-03-13","code":"A-000.0/10","title":"VIOL C&I MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2817616","date":"2013-06-04","code":"A-000.0/10","title":"VIOL C&I MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2817617","date":"2013-06-04","code":"FC-904.11/1","title":"FIRE-COMM KITCH EXHAUST CLEAN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4663494","date":"2018-04-02","code":"FC-13-609.33","title":"HOOD CLEANING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4663493","date":"2018-04-02","code":"9-3902 (1)","title":"ONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2024-088449","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-305.1","title":"CLEARANCE FROM IGNITION SOURCES\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-088436","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-904.5","title":"WET CHEMICAL SYSTEMS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"VI-2024-088435","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-607.3.3.3","title":"COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD RECORDS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-088434","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-1013.6.2","title":"EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-088438","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"195742","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-04-07","completedDate":"2009-06-25","violations":[{"number":"1292802","date":"2009-04-07","code":"19-2602.1/1","title":"CAL LO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1292803","date":"2009-04-07","code":"LO-1","title":"OBTAIN LIC INDICATED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"249590","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-08-31","completedDate":"2010-09-15","violations":[{"number":"1802553","date":"2010-08-31","code":"PM-102.6/3","title":"LICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1802552","date":"2010-08-31","code":"PM-102.3/1","title":"LICENSE-RES SFD/2FD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"1802551","date":"2010-08-31","code":"PM-102.0/1","title":"LICENSE-RES GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"319496","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2012-03-14","completedDate":"2012-04-24","violations":[{"number":"2409632","date":"2012-03-13","code":"FC-904.11/1","title":"FIRE-COMM KITCH EXHAUST CLEAN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2409631","date":"2012-03-13","code":"A-000.0/10","title":"VIOL C&I MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"384228","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-06-05","completedDate":"2013-07-12","violations":[{"number":"2817616","date":"2013-06-04","code":"A-000.0/10","title":"VIOL C&I MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2817617","date":"2013-06-04","code":"FC-904.11/1","title":"FIRE-COMM KITCH EXHAUST CLEAN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"627335","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-04-04","completedDate":"2018-06-06","violations":[{"number":"4663494","date":"2018-04-02","code":"FC-13-609.33","title":"HOOD CLEANING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4663493","date":"2018-04-02","code":"9-3902 (1)","title":"ONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2024-110142","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUSINESS COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2024-10-08","completedDate":"2025-01-31","violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-088449","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-305.1","title":"CLEARANCE FROM IGNITION SOURCES\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-088436","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-904.5","title":"WET CHEMICAL SYSTEMS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"VI-2024-088435","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-607.3.3.3","title":"COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD RECORDS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-088434","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-1013.6.2","title":"EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-088438","date":"2024-10-25","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-28","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2010,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2012,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":5,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"65336","date":"2006-05-28","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"80637","date":"2006-09-21","type":"BC INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"65336","date":"2007-05-04","type":"BC INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"195742","date":"2009-04-07","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"195742","date":"2009-06-09","type":"BC INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"244733","date":"2010-07-26","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"249590","date":"2010-08-11","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"249590","date":"2010-09-14","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"319496","date":"2012-03-13","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"319496","date":"2012-04-11","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"319496","date":"2012-04-23","type":"CI INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"384228","date":"2013-06-04","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"384228","date":"2013-07-11","type":"CI INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"627335","date":"2018-04-02","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"627335","date":"2018-05-07","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"627335","date":"2018-06-06","type":"BC INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-110142","date":"2024-10-08","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-110142","date":"2024-10-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-110142","date":"2025-01-17","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-110142","date":"2025-01-31","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2009,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":2},{"y":2012,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2013,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2024,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.92903892741695,"lng":-75.17539230065684,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.175347378,39.929118721],[-75.175380419,39.928953398],[-75.175438418,39.928960566],[-75.17540234,39.929125903],[-75.175347378,39.929118721]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2024-030603","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-11-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-11-13","buildingId":"1404874"},{"number":"BC-2024-032798","type":"Special Hazards Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-12-04","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-12-04","buildingId":"1404874"},{"number":"BC-2025-029187","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-11-05","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-11-05","buildingId":"1404874"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19145","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":992,"zoning":"CMX1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1801 MOORE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19145","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":150000,"taxable":150000,"land":19800,"improvement":130200,"taxableLand":19800,"taxableImprovement":130200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":150000,"taxable":150000,"land":19800,"improvement":130200,"taxableLand":19800,"taxableImprovement":130200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":194300,"taxable":194300,"land":38860,"improvement":155440,"taxableLand":38860,"taxableImprovement":155440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":200100,"taxable":200100,"land":40020,"improvement":160080,"taxableLand":40020,"taxableImprovement":160080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":202100,"taxable":202100,"land":40420,"improvement":161680,"taxableLand":40420,"taxableImprovement":161680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":202100,"taxable":202100,"land":40420,"improvement":161680,"taxableLand":40420,"taxableImprovement":161680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":202100,"taxable":202100,"land":40420,"improvement":161680,"taxableLand":40420,"taxableImprovement":161680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":300000,"taxable":300000,"land":60000,"improvement":240000,"taxableLand":60000,"taxableImprovement":240000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":300000,"taxable":300000,"land":60000,"improvement":240000,"taxableLand":60000,"taxableImprovement":240000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":258800,"taxable":258800,"land":51760,"improvement":207040,"taxableLand":51760,"taxableImprovement":207040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":258800,"taxable":258800,"land":51760,"improvement":207040,"taxableLand":51760,"taxableImprovement":207040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":264500,"taxable":264500,"land":52900,"improvement":211600,"taxableLand":52900,"taxableImprovement":211600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3623,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"119476","date":"2007-12-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-01-07","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND 2 METER AS PER 2005 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"390706","date":"2012-03-29","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-05-15","scope":"UPGRADE/REPLACE EXISTING ANSUL SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, ACCESSORIES AS PER DATA SHEET"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"sale","p":20000},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"204577","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KY SUOR","legalName":"KY SUOR","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2001-05-21","latestIssueDate":"2001-05-21","expirationDate":"2002-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"207190","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RI YING LU (GREAT WALL)","legalName":"RI YING LU","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-30","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-16","expirationDate":"2009-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"470236","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"YONG HUO LIU (T/A GREAT WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"YONG HUO LIU","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-04-06","latestIssueDate":"2009-04-06","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2011-05-05"},{"number":"478679","type":"Handbill Distribution","status":"Inactive","businessName":"YONG HUO LUI (GREAT WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"YONG HUO LUI","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3418","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-07-10","latestIssueDate":"2009-07-10","expirationDate":"2009-08-31","inactiveDate":"2011-08-13"},{"number":"514395","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LU RI YING (GREAT CHINESE WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"LU RI YING","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":1,"issuedDate":"2010-09-13","latestIssueDate":"2014-02-08","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"532289","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"YANJIANG   ZHUANG YIMENG LIU (GREAT WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"YANJIANG   ZHUANG YIMENG LIU","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-05-05","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-01","expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"778682","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"XIAO DAN ZHENG","legalName":"XIAO DAN ZHENG ","address":"1801 MOORE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2018-05-31","latestIssueDate":"2018-05-31","expirationDate":"2019-05-30","inactiveDate":"2019-07-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"778682","type":"Rental","businessName":"XIAO DAN ZHENG","legalName":"XIAO DAN ZHENG ","issuedDate":"2018-05-31","latestIssueDate":"2018-05-31","closureDate":"2019-07-29","expirationDate":"2019-05-30","inactiveDate":"2019-07-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"532289","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"YANJIANG   ZHUANG YIMENG LIU (GREAT WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"YANJIANG   ZHUANG YIMENG LIU","issuedDate":"2011-05-05","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-01","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"514395","type":"Rental","businessName":"LU RI YING (GREAT CHINESE WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"LU RI YING","issuedDate":"2010-09-13","latestIssueDate":"2014-02-08","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"478679","type":"Handbill Distribution","businessName":"YONG HUO LUI (GREAT WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"YONG HUO LUI","issuedDate":"2009-07-10","latestIssueDate":"2009-07-10","closureDate":"2011-08-13","expirationDate":"2009-08-31","inactiveDate":"2011-08-13","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"470236","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"YONG HUO LIU (T/A GREAT WALL RESTAURANT)","legalName":"YONG HUO LIU","issuedDate":"2009-04-06","latestIssueDate":"2009-04-06","closureDate":"2011-05-05","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2011-05-05","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"207190","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"RI YING LU (GREAT WALL)","legalName":"RI YING LU","issuedDate":"2004-04-30","latestIssueDate":"2008-04-16","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2009-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"204577","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"KY SUOR","legalName":"KY SUOR","issuedDate":"2001-05-21","latestIssueDate":"2001-05-21","closureDate":"2002-04-30","expirationDate":"2002-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 5, 2026; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Dec 4, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"11 failed, 8 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 31, 2025.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #204577: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving #207190: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Food Preparing and Serving #470236: Inactive since May 5, 2011; Handbill Distribution #478679: Inactive since Aug 13, 2011","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 16 historical violations across 6 cases.","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/"}]}