{"asOf":"2026-07-10T01:59:42.145Z","block":"5600-5699 THOMAS AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/5600-5699-thomas-ave","address":"5608 THOMAS AVE","parcelNumber":"513090700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=513090700","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"HAYES SHANNAN LEE","coOwner":null,"marketValue":135200,"livableArea":1200,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":220000,"date":"2026-02-25T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2009,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":1,"passes":3}],"taxOwed":1512.58,"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94420011918976,"lng":-75.23382937369757,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.233709602,39.944132566],[-75.233751401,39.944104371],[-75.233948762,39.944268364],[-75.233910235,39.944297049],[-75.233709602,39.944132566]]]},"zip":"19143","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":1,"lotArea":1229,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"5608 THOMAS AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"SERVICE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR FIVE YEARS.  THE PROPERTIES AT 5606 AND 5610 DID DAMAGE TO MY PROPERTY.  I PAID $1,500 FOR DAMAGE TO MY ROOF. I HAVE NO WATER IN MY BASEMENT.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"City affirmed","date":"2010-12-02","number":"10241"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"MY PROPERTY IS NOT VACANT. I HAVE NO DOWNSPOUT PROBLEM; MY ROOF WAS ALREADY UNDER REPAIR AND WAS HALF FINISHED.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"MOOT","date":"2013-09-19","number":"20997"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2016,"total":1122.06,"principal":948.15,"interest":14.22,"penalty":9.48}],"taxNet":1122.06,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":58900,"taxable":58900},{"y":2017,"v":58900,"taxable":58900},{"y":2018,"v":58900,"taxable":28900},{"y":2019,"v":60000,"taxable":20000},{"y":2020,"v":65000,"taxable":20000},{"y":2021,"v":65000,"taxable":20000},{"y":2022,"v":65000,"taxable":20000},{"y":2023,"v":78000,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":78000,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":122100,"taxable":22100},{"y":2026,"v":122100,"taxable":122100},{"y":2027,"v":135200,"taxable":135200}],"taxNow":1893,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"storyTag":"Traded","storyDelta":3.4,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal city affirmed"},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 3 passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal moot"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":50000},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":220000}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Public-record pressure","summary":"More than one public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$1,513 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":[],"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"}]}