{"asOf":"2026-07-10T22:48:25.466Z","block":"300-399 W COURTLAND ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/300-399-w-courtland-st","address":"312 W COURTLAND ST","parcelNumber":"422035400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=422035400","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"WILLIAMS KIMBERLY","coOwner":null,"marketValue":93700,"livableArea":863,"yearBuilt":1940,"lastSale":{"price":27000,"date":"2011-06-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3904571","date":"2016-04-19","code":"PM15-901.1","title":"VACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3904567","date":"2016-04-19","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"528614","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"VS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-04-20","completedDate":"2016-05-09","violations":[{"number":"3904571","date":"2016-04-19","code":"PM15-901.1","title":"VACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3904567","date":"2016-04-19","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2016,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"528614","date":"2016-04-19","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"528614","date":"2016-05-09","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2016,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":4362.44,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":4362.44,"principalDue":1831.13,"penaltyDue":198.71,"interestDue":1576.26,"otherChargesDue":756.34,"yearsOwed":7,"oldestYearOwed":2012,"mostRecentYearOwed":2019,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2021-06-16","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":38000,"taxableAssessment":38000,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":531.92,"netTaxAfterHomestead":0,"actionableAtSnapshot":false,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":true,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.02067253519695,"lng":-75.13145011631889,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.131408087,40.020729659],[-75.131435178,40.020607297],[-75.131491822,40.020614569],[-75.131465792,40.020737101],[-75.131408087,40.020729659]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19140","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":641,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"312 W COURTLAND ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19140","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2012,"total":673.83,"principal":387.84,"interest":140.37,"penalty":32.22},{"year":2013,"total":1236.69,"principal":758.7,"interest":216.23,"penalty":53.11},{"year":2014,"total":635.96,"principal":357.51,"interest":69.71,"penalty":25.03},{"year":2015,"total":598,"principal":357.51,"interest":37.54,"penalty":25.03}],"taxNet":3144.48,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":53200,"taxable":23200},{"y":2017,"v":53200,"taxable":23200},{"y":2018,"v":53200,"taxable":23200},{"y":2019,"v":49800,"taxable":9800},{"y":2020,"v":38000,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":38000,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":38000,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":71000,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":71000,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":90400,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":90400,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":93700,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"RP-2023-013357","date":"2023-12-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS For alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. 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). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* Second floor bathroom. Work Order # 188466 Per PHDC work order- demo existing 2nd floor bathroom. Install 3/4\" drywall, 1/4\" underlayment and vinyl tile. Replace plumbing fixtures- shower, toilet and vanity No basement work No structural changes"},{"number":"EP-2023-012215","date":"2023-12-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-12","scope":"INSTALL 100 AMP ELECTRICAL SEERVICE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WITH PROPER GROUNDING. INSTALL DEDICATED CIRCUIT TO BATHROOM AND INSTALL LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND OUTLETS WITH GFI RECEPTACLE. INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS WITH BATTERIES AND SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS WITH BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC. FISHING WIRES ONLY"},{"number":"PP-2023-017148","date":"2024-01-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-05","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2023-013357"},{"number":"RP-2024-005134","date":"2024-06-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR MASONRY FOUNDATION WALL REPAIRS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ** SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRE FOR ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL WORK **"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.8,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"sale","p":15000},{"y":2004,"k":"sale","p":47500},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":27000},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"266704","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"IRINA POTAPOVA (FIDELTY R E MANGEMENT LLC)","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2004-05-21","latestIssueDate":"2010-06-01","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"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":["$4,362 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":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: RP-2023-013357 (Issued), RP-2024-005134 (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":"$4,362.44 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2012–2019.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 9, 2016.","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations 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"}]}