{"asOf":"2026-07-11T01:58:17.007Z","block":"100-199 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/100-199-w-abbottsford-ave","address":"167 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE","parcelNumber":"123019100","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=123019100","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"BONNER JOHN F","coOwner":"ORTON EMILY E","marketValue":281300,"livableArea":1792,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":234900,"date":"2020-02-24T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"1486930","date":"2009-07-14","code":"A.CNE.000","title":"COULD NOT ENTER","status":"COMPEXCP","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"206600","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-07-15","completedDate":"2009-10-19","violations":[{"number":"1486930","date":"2009-07-14","code":"A.CNE.000","title":"COULD NOT ENTER","status":"COMPEXCP","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"206600","date":"2009-07-14","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"206600","date":"2009-10-02","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"206600","date":"2009-10-16","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2009,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.02422733302749,"lng":-75.16430228819972,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.164161546,40.02415846],[-75.164213232,40.024118212],[-75.164443059,40.024295982],[-75.164391089,40.024336481],[-75.164161546,40.02415846]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":4,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":1747,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":"C","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"3","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"167 W ABBOTTSFORD AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2014,"total":227.78,"principal":0,"interest":78.49,"penalty":49.7},{"year":2015,"total":890.4,"principal":581.35,"interest":100.65,"penalty":71.3},{"year":2016,"total":1636.27,"principal":1421.42,"interest":21.32,"penalty":14.21}],"taxNet":2754.45,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":118300,"taxable":88300},{"y":2017,"v":118300,"taxable":88300},{"y":2018,"v":118300,"taxable":88300},{"y":2019,"v":106900,"taxable":106900},{"y":2020,"v":62600,"taxable":62600},{"y":2021,"v":62600,"taxable":17600},{"y":2022,"v":62600,"taxable":17600},{"y":2023,"v":209900,"taxable":129900},{"y":2024,"v":209900,"taxable":129900},{"y":2025,"v":284000,"taxable":184000},{"y":2026,"v":284000,"taxable":184000},{"y":2027,"v":281300,"taxable":281300}],"taxNow":2576,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"149769","date":"2008-05-02","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-05-23","scope":"REPLACE WATER HEATER"},{"number":"988628","date":"2019-06-25","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-20","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THRU OUT , TO INCLUDE DRYWALL, SHEETROCK, FRAMING, NEW KITCHEN, NEW BATHROOM, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS INTO EXISTING OPENINGS. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARDS FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, REVISED 11/2018. NOTE: STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF, FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT.) (DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.) NOTE: CONTRACTOR LISTED AS A \"SOLE PROPRIETOR\" AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND/OR WORKERS CONPENSATION INSURANCE-ALL SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRE SEPARATE LICENSES AND INSURANCE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1015928","date":"2019-10-03","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-20","scope":"REPLACE WATER & DRAIN LINES TO KITCHEN SINK, 1-TUB, 1-VANITY, 1-TOILET & WATER HEATER THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1020974","date":"2019-10-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-31","scope":"INSTALL NEW 100AMP SERVICE, WIRE THROUGHOUT, INSTALL OUTLETS, SWITCHES, LIGHT FIXTURES, GFIC, SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS AS PER 2014 NEC"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":2.11,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2009,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":75500},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":234900}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0995870","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"John Bonner & EMILY ORTON","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2025-12-18","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-18","expirationDate":"2026-12-17","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 235% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $62,600 to $209,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1900 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 16, 2009.","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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/"},{"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"}]}