{"asOf":"2026-07-11T07:25:30.554Z","block":"1600-1699 S 13TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-s-13th-st","address":"1602 S 13TH ST","parcelNumber":"394621000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=394621000","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"DU KHOA D","coOwner":null,"marketValue":512700,"livableArea":1872,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2021-07-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":27609.63,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":27609.63,"principalDue":17114.08,"penaltyDue":2173.15,"interestDue":3480.11,"otherChargesDue":4842.29,"yearsOwed":7,"oldestYearOwed":2015,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2021-11-15","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":368400,"taxableAssessment":368400,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":5156.86,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93010017171126,"lng":-75.16649893861872,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.166379222,39.930061562],[-75.166630507,39.930096207],[-75.166620191,39.930137918],[-75.166370001,39.930105861],[-75.166379222,39.930061562]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":5,"baths":1,"stories":3,"lotArea":1170,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B-","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1640 S 13TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19148","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2015,"total":1016.09,"principal":406.23,"interest":193.02,"penalty":175.14},{"year":2016,"total":4746.04,"principal":4283.6,"interest":64.26,"penalty":42.84}],"taxNet":5762.13,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":266100,"taxable":266100},{"y":2017,"v":266100,"taxable":266100},{"y":2018,"v":266100,"taxable":266100},{"y":2019,"v":340000,"taxable":340000},{"y":2020,"v":368400,"taxable":368400},{"y":2021,"v":368400,"taxable":368400},{"y":2022,"v":368400,"taxable":368400},{"y":2023,"v":419500,"taxable":419500},{"y":2024,"v":419500,"taxable":419500},{"y":2025,"v":480200,"taxable":480200},{"y":2026,"v":480200,"taxable":480200},{"y":2027,"v":512700,"taxable":512700}],"taxNow":6722,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-003317","date":"2021-07-18","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the Demo of an existing rear one story structure. For the Erection of a rear addition in the same footprint with a roof deck accessed from rear of 2nd floor , an addition on the rear side of structure and for the replacement of the existing roof deck accessed by a roof deck access structure to an existing attached structure. Size and location as per plans. for a Single-Family household living."},{"number":"RP-2020-004023","date":"2021-07-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the Underpinning of the Existing structure and For the Construction of a rear addition with a roof deck accessed from rear of 2nd floor , an addition on the rear side of structure and for the replacement of the existing roof deck accessed by a roof deck access structure with Alterations / Remodeling throughout an existing attached structure. For a Single-Family household living. As per plans. AMENDMENT: The amendment involves minimal revisions to the plans and a revision to the front wall assembly on the revised drawings."},{"number":"PP-2021-025263","date":"2021-12-29","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-06","scope":"Replace 5\" CT, FAI"},{"number":"PP-2021-025240","date":"2021-12-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-06","scope":"Replace 3 toilets, 4 lavatories, 2 tub/shower, 1 laundry sink, 1 kitchen sink, 1 dishwasher, 1 HWH, 1 yard drain, and all pipes with new PVC Pipe PPC 2018"},{"number":"EP-2022-001779","date":"2022-02-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-26","scope":"FULL ELECTRICAL REWIRE ROUGH IN AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"MP-2022-001671","date":"2022-03-18","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-06","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."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"sale","p":52000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"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":["$27,610 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":"1 permit not marked completed: RP-2020-004023 (Issued).","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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$27,609.63 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2015–2021.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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"}]}