{"asOf":"2026-07-11T01:35:19.479Z","block":"2400-2499 N 20TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2400-2499-n-20th-st","address":"2459 N 20TH ST","parcelNumber":"162137300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=162137300","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"TLB DRAIN CLEANING SERVICES LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":149500,"livableArea":1718,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":70000,"date":"2023-09-11T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":9539.46,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":9539.46,"principalDue":3050.66,"penaltyDue":409.29,"interestDue":3968.92,"otherChargesDue":2110.59,"yearsOwed":18,"oldestYearOwed":2004,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2022-01-26","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":6600,"taxableAssessment":6600,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":92.39,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":true,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99189265489601,"lng":-75.1645916990862,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.164486376,39.991856401],[-75.164715164,39.991887894],[-75.164705498,39.991929862],[-75.164468833,39.991897739],[-75.164486376,39.991856401]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19132","beds":4,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":1023,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"D","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"138 N LYNN BLVD, UPPER DARBY PA, 19082","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2004,"total":447.47,"principal":0,"interest":164.6,"penalty":30.87},{"year":2005,"total":455.49,"principal":0,"interest":353.88,"penalty":30.87},{"year":2006,"total":422.71,"principal":0,"interest":322.95,"penalty":30.87},{"year":2007,"total":406.04,"principal":0,"interest":307.23,"penalty":30.87},{"year":2008,"total":392.61,"principal":0,"interest":290.32,"penalty":33.21},{"year":2009,"total":351.43,"principal":0,"interest":251.47,"penalty":33.21},{"year":2010,"total":729.83,"principal":376.03,"interest":253.71,"penalty":33.21},{"year":2011,"total":869.54,"principal":521.38,"interest":242.44,"penalty":36.5},{"year":2012,"total":850.58,"principal":541.48,"interest":203.05,"penalty":37.9},{"year":2013,"total":826.88,"principal":560.94,"interest":159.87,"penalty":39.27},{"year":2014,"total":616.75,"principal":391.41,"interest":76.33,"penalty":27.4},{"year":2015,"total":80.61,"principal":64.72,"interest":6.8,"penalty":4.53},{"year":2016,"total":73.47,"principal":67.61,"interest":1.02,"penalty":0.68}],"taxNet":6523.41,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":4200,"taxable":4200},{"y":2017,"v":6600,"taxable":6600},{"y":2018,"v":6600,"taxable":6600},{"y":2019,"v":6600,"taxable":6600},{"y":2020,"v":6600,"taxable":6600},{"y":2021,"v":6600,"taxable":6600},{"y":2022,"v":6600,"taxable":6600},{"y":2023,"v":38400,"taxable":38400},{"y":2024,"v":38400,"taxable":38400},{"y":2025,"v":12300,"taxable":12300},{"y":2026,"v":224000,"taxable":224000},{"y":2027,"v":149500,"taxable":149500}],"taxNow":3136,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[],"storyTag":"Traded","storyDelta":6,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":10000},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":70000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"237108","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DALE A DAWSON","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2003-05-15","latestIssueDate":"2010-10-12","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"1004208","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"TLB DRAIN CLEANING LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2026-04-09","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-09","expirationDate":"2027-04-08","inactiveDate":null}],"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":["$9,539 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."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 1721% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $12,300 to $224,000","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$9,539.46 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2004–2021.","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":"historical-sheriff-sale","level":"attention","title":"A historical sheriff-sale flag needs current docket and title follow-up","finding":"The City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot carried a sheriff-sale flag for this parcel.","why":"That dated flag records collection posture at the snapshot date. It does not prove that a sale is currently scheduled, that a sale occurred, or that title changed.","action":"Check the current Sheriff sale lists and court writ, then confirm the recorded deed, present owner, current payoff, and title chain before relying on the property record.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/foreclosure-sheriff-sales/sheriff-lien-sales/"},{"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (138 N LYNN BLVD, UPPER DARBY PA, 19082).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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 1920 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/"}],"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"}]}