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I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN AND I PAY SOMEONE TO KEEP MY LOT CLEAN AT ALL TIMES. FOR WHATEVER REASON I'M ALWAYS GETTING SOME TYPE OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE NOT TRUE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2008-01-25","number":"4571"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2010,"total":0.05,"principal":0,"interest":0.02,"penalty":0},{"year":2011,"total":483.67,"principal":256.5,"interest":119.27,"penalty":17.96},{"year":2012,"total":585.83,"principal":329.74,"interest":123.65,"penalty":23.08},{"year":2013,"total":569.77,"principal":341.6,"interest":97.35,"penalty":23.91},{"year":2014,"total":348.44,"principal":164.89,"interest":32.16,"penalty":11.54},{"year":2015,"total":330.93,"principal":164.89,"interest":17.32,"penalty":11.54},{"year":2016,"total":279.05,"principal":172.25,"interest":2.58,"penalty":1.72}],"taxNet":2597.74,"taxLien":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":10700,"taxable":10700},{"y":2017,"v":25700,"taxable":25700},{"y":2018,"v":25700,"taxable":25700},{"y":2019,"v":25700,"taxable":25700},{"y":2020,"v":25700,"taxable":25700},{"y":2021,"v":25700,"taxable":25700},{"y":2022,"v":25700,"taxable":25700},{"y":2023,"v":36300,"taxable":36300},{"y":2024,"v":36300,"taxable":36300},{"y":2025,"v":92600,"taxable":92600},{"y":2026,"v":92600,"taxable":92600},{"y":2027,"v":56200,"taxable":56200}],"taxNow":787,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"History","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"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":["$724 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 155% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $36,300 to $92,600","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[],"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/"}]}