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Philadelphia500 block of Hart LnJuly 9, 2026

House report

526 Hart Ln

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 756 sqft · RSA5 · built 1935

Absentee individual · assessed $78K. On the 500 block of Hart Ln.

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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

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 1935: 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

$16,337 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$78K
built 1935
Price / sq ft
$103
block $85 · above block
Appreciation
+104%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$78K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0

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

$0$50K$100K2016: 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE2017: L&I violation2018: 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 72020: Addition and/or Alteration2024: 2 L&I violations2025: Make Safe Permit For RP$78K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025.

  1. 2016 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
  2. 2017 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2018 3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7L&I
  4. 2020 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2024 2 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2025 Make Safe Permit For RPPermit

Flags: $16K back taxes (1997–2016, $5K of it interest & penalties, lien filed). 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
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
756 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,062 sqft
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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.

Run the numbers

What owning 526 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.

$78K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
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.

Next door: 524 Hart Ln  ·  528 Hart Ln

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. 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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