{"asOf":"2026-07-10T07:26:38.469Z","block":"0-99 E CLAPIER ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/0-99-e-clapier-st","address":"18 E CLAPIER ST","parcelNumber":"121021100","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=121021100","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"SEMI/DET 2.5 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"ROUNDTREE KIMBERLY","coOwner":"ROUNDTREE MONTEA G","marketValue":253400,"livableArea":1870,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":300000,"date":"2021-02-19T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"211979501","date":"2019-11-29","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-02"},{"number":"211979503","date":"2019-11-29","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-02"},{"number":"211979502","date":"2019-11-29","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-02"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"717578","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-11-30","completedDate":"2020-07-03","violations":[{"number":"211979501","date":"2019-11-29","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-02"},{"number":"211979503","date":"2019-11-29","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-02"},{"number":"211979502","date":"2019-11-29","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-02"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2019,"n":3,"worst":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE"}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"717578","date":"2019-11-29","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"717578","date":"2020-07-03","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2020,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":34.17,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":34.17,"principalDue":28.98,"penaltyDue":1.74,"interestDue":1.52,"otherChargesDue":1.93,"yearsOwed":1,"oldestYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":null,"assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":215400,"taxableAssessment":88200,"exemptAbatementAssessment":127200,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":1234.62,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.02931850883349,"lng":-75.16262854758553,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.162493697,40.029271265],[-75.162538949,40.029226714],[-75.162763324,40.02936516],[-75.162717048,40.029410204],[-75.162493697,40.029271265]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":4,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":1580,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":"C+","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"18 E CLAPIER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2010,"total":1054.53,"principal":550.61,"interest":345.08,"penalty":44.49},{"year":2011,"total":1157.75,"principal":698.51,"interest":324.81,"penalty":48.9},{"year":2012,"total":1132.35,"principal":725.43,"interest":272.04,"penalty":50.78},{"year":2013,"total":1100.59,"principal":751.5,"interest":214.18,"penalty":52.61},{"year":2014,"total":804.79,"principal":531.65,"interest":103.67,"penalty":37.22},{"year":2015,"total":678.21,"principal":470.74,"interest":49.43,"penalty":32.95}],"taxNet":5928.22,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":64500,"taxable":34500},{"y":2017,"v":64500,"taxable":64500},{"y":2018,"v":64500,"taxable":34500},{"y":2019,"v":56400,"taxable":16400},{"y":2020,"v":88200,"taxable":43200},{"y":2021,"v":215400,"taxable":88200},{"y":2022,"v":215400,"taxable":88200},{"y":2023,"v":186700,"taxable":83841},{"y":2024,"v":186700,"taxable":83841},{"y":2025,"v":249500,"taxable":112043},{"y":2026,"v":249500,"taxable":112043},{"y":2027,"v":253400,"taxable":113794}],"taxNow":1568,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1028107","date":"2019-11-18","work":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-21","scope":"EZ PERMIT WINDOWS ( 20 WINDOWS WITH THE SAME EXISTING OPENINGS) - For the replacement of exterior windows and doors as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans."},{"number":"1031002","date":"2019-12-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-07-02","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- For removal of small tree from side wall and small repair to the side to resolve case 717578. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6ft in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case 717578."},{"number":"RP-2020-001341","date":"2020-07-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-07-08","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY UNSAFE VIOLATION NO. 717578. FOR THE DEMOLISHION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE COLLAPSED WALL AND NEW BOTTOM FOOTER AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND ENGINEER’S REPORT. NO OTHER WORK AUTHORIZED BY THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"RP-2020-006117","date":"2020-07-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-01","scope":"New framing for the entire house including the front porch. New insulation and drywall around the house and install flooring. installation of interior and exterior doors. Install kitchen cabinets and put cement in the sidewall and steps. install backyard wood fence. Paint the entire house interior and exterior."},{"number":"EP-2020-005106","date":"2020-07-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-23","scope":"Total rewire with a 200 AMP Service with 40 space panel. Install lights, switches, outlets. Install hard wire carbon monoxide and smoke detectors"},{"number":"MP-2020-003100","date":"2020-08-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-14","scope":"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."},{"number":"PP-2020-008155","date":"2020-09-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-14","scope":"Alterations to interior plumbing system in accordance with 2018 PPC."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":5.25,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":48000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":300000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$34 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 1031002 (Expired), RP-2020-001341 (Expired). 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$34.17 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 3, 2020.","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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"}]}