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881 Farson St

3 bd1 ba2 stories988 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$125K OPA value, not a listing price
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2 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2024-005908

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Jan 25, 2024 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jul 31, 2024

  • New Electrical WiringA-301.1/50
  • Alter Interior PortionA-301.1/4

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$100K$200KZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) median$133K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record44 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
  6. L&I violationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. PermitAlterations
  9. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  11. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $137K
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  16. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  25. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. LicenseESTHER KEARSE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  32. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  33. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  34. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  35. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  43. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  44. LicenseESTHER KEARSE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: 2 L&I violation rows marked OPEN · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $12K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$1,744/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $124,600 × 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 $133,300. 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 442238000
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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 $12,470.35 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2003$1,882.70 total · $77.14 principal · $91.41 interest · $5.40 penalty2004$987.01 total · $377.11 principal · $412.94 interest · $26.40 penalty2005$946.96 total · $377.11 principal · $379.00 interest · $26.40 penalty2006$906.91 total · $377.11 principal · $345.06 interest · $26.40 penalty2007$866.86 total · $377.11 principal · $311.12 interest · $26.40 penalty2008$885.09 total · $404.48 principal · $297.29 interest · $28.31 penalty2009$842.14 total · $404.48 principal · $260.89 interest · $28.31 penalty2010$799.18 total · $404.48 principal · $224.48 interest · $28.31 penalty2011$828.74 total · $444.51 principal · $206.69 interest · $31.12 penalty2012$810.73 total · $461.64 principal · $173.11 interest · $32.31 penalty2013$788.25 total · $478.23 principal · $136.30 interest · $33.48 penalty2014$799.27 total · $466.92 principal · $91.05 interest · $32.68 penalty2015$749.68 total · $466.92 principal · $49.02 interest · $32.68 penalty2016$376.83 total · $226.98 principal · $3.40 interest · $2.27 penalty

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
988 sqft livable area
Lot
1,163 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
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

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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 24, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

ESTHER KEARSEInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 13, 2003 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 44 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-005908 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-005908 · FAILED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-005908 · FAILED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-005908 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case CF-2024-005908 · Violation VI-2024-004847 · Code A-301.1/50 · OPEN

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

  6. ViolationALTER INTERIOR PORTION

    Case CF-2024-005908 · Violation VI-2024-004846 · Code A-301.1/4 · OPEN

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-005908 · FAILED

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

  8. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2022-009028 · Expired

    Install drains and water lines for 1 full bathroom, kitchen and laundry sink

  9. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-004740 · Expired

    Service upgrade from 100 amp to 200 amps, Full rewire 8–20-amp circuits, 7–15-amp circuits, lights, outlets, switches, doorbell, ground system and110 smokes throughout according to NEC 2014

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2022-000834 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Hvac unit at 2 ton, 70,000 btu @ 80% efficiency rating (furnace only no central air unit). 1 appliance (furnace) 8 diffusers connected to new duct).

  11. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2021-018897 · Expired

    FOR THE CONSTRUCTION /ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. FOR A SINGLE- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. *************************NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. OR ELECTRICAL WORK. **********************

  12. Recorded transfer$137K transfer

    2022

  13. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2019

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

    Case 559733 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 559733 · 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.

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

    Case 437743 · PASSED

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 559733 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 559733 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 559733 · 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.

  20. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12

    Case 559733 · Violation 4287523 · Code PM15-304.1L · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

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

    Case 437743 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 437743 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 437743 · 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.

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

    Case 437743 · Violation 3414814 · 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.

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

    Case 437743 · Violation 3414815 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 437743 · 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. License terminal eventESTHER KEARSE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 243751 · Inactive

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

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 207958 · 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.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 320001 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 320001 · 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. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 320001 · Violation 2388710 · 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.

  32. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 320001 · Violation 2388709 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 320001 · Violation 2388711 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 207958 · Violation 1455219 · Code PM-102.4/2 · ERROR

    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.

  35. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 207958 · Violation 1455218 · Code A-503.1/2 · ERROR

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 207958 · 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 207958 · 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. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 207958 · Violation 1455217 · Code PM-306.0/1 · ERROR

    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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 104307 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 104307 · 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.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 104307 · 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.

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

    Case 104307 · Violation 589306 · 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.

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

    Case 104307 · Violation 589305 · 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.

  44. License issue eventESTHER KEARSE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 243751 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 2:24 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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