House report

2002 Hart Ln

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,060 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Absentee individual · assessed $48K · sold 4×. On the 2000 block of Hart Ln.

Street view of 2002 Hart Ln
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $75K in 2026, addition and/or alterations permit in 2026, sold for $75K in 2026 (+428%).

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Finding

Marked sealed, but it just sold

Why it matters

The assessor's condition code says sealed, yet a $75,000 sale was recorded in 2026. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.

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What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1920: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

If you own it

5 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$48K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$46
block $100 · below block
Appreciation
-7%
-1%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$48K
-1%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$676
1.4% effective
Gross yield
-16563147%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
4

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$100K$200K2020: Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. 2020: L&I violation 2020: Inspection failed ×22021: 5 L&I violations 2021: Inspection failed ×22022: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed2023: Inspection failed2026: Sold $75K 2026: Addition and/or Alterations 2026: Addition and/or Alteration 2026: Alterations 2026: Addition and/or Alteration$48K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationInspection

The paper trail

Bought for $75K in 2026, addition and/or alterations permit in 2026, sold for $75K in 2026 (+428%).

  1. 2020 Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.PermitL&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  2. 2021 5 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  3. 2022 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2023 Inspection failedL&I visit
  5. 2026 $75KSoldAddition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit

Flags: 5 open L&I violations. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,060 sqft
livable area
Lot
799 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Sealed / compromised
city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Interior condition
Sealed / compromised
city code 7
Sealed / compromised
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.

Where the record looks off

Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.

Marked sealed, but it just sold

The assessor's condition code says sealed, yet a $75,000 sale was recorded in 2026. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.

Run the numbers

What owning 2002 Hart Ln takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$75K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2026) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Block context

2002 Hart Ln sits on the 2000 block of Hart Ln. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2000 Hart Ln  ·  2004 Hart Ln

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. Dossiers re-pull automatically — on view once they're a few weeks old, plus a nightly rolling sweep — and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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