{"asOf":"2026-07-10T17:48:10.353Z","block":"100-199 W WALNUT LN","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/100-199-w-walnut-ln","address":"106 W WALNUT LN","parcelNumber":"593060000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=593060000","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"DET W/D GAR 3 STY STONE","useLabel":"House","owner":"CLOTMAN LOUIS SCOTT","coOwner":"CLOTMAN KIMBERLY","marketValue":689000,"livableArea":3811,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":379000,"date":"2014-05-09T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4405813","date":"2017-08-01","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4405812","date":"2017-08-01","code":"PM15-108.2","title":"VACANT AND OPEN","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"597180","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"VS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-08-02","completedDate":"2017-08-14","violations":[{"number":"4405813","date":"2017-08-01","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4405812","date":"2017-08-01","code":"PM15-108.2","title":"VACANT AND OPEN","status":"ERROR","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"597180","date":"2017-08-01","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"597180","date":"2017-08-11","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.03869977837134,"lng":-75.17987947171153,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.179522409,40.038560664],[-75.179621559,40.038463344],[-75.180237551,40.038838596],[-75.180137152,40.038935695],[-75.179522409,40.038560664]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":5,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":9855,"zoning":"RSA1","grade":"B","basement":"C","heater":"B","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":2,"homestead":true,"mail":"106 W WALNUT LN, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":343100,"taxable":313100},{"y":2017,"v":343100,"taxable":313100},{"y":2018,"v":343100,"taxable":313100},{"y":2019,"v":419200,"taxable":379200},{"y":2020,"v":401600,"taxable":356600},{"y":2021,"v":401600,"taxable":356600},{"y":2022,"v":401600,"taxable":356600},{"y":2023,"v":668300,"taxable":588300},{"y":2024,"v":668300,"taxable":588300},{"y":2025,"v":743600,"taxable":643600},{"y":2026,"v":743600,"taxable":643600},{"y":2027,"v":689000,"taxable":589000}],"taxNow":9009,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"963857","date":"2019-04-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-25","scope":"FISHING NEW WIRES INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS TO REPLACE KNOB AND TUBE WIRING,VISIBLE KNOB AND TUBE WIRING WILL BE REMOVED,ARC FAULT BREAKERS AND GFI OUTLETS WHERE NECESSARY AS PER 2008 NEC (NC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"MP-2021-000371","date":"2021-01-20","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-25","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For Mechanical Work to include the installation as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Installation of a Mitsubishi Cassette type ductless split hyper heat pump system located in the kitchen ceiling, with condenser located in the breezeway on the wall. 9,000 BTU"},{"number":"MP-2022-000093","date":"2022-01-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-24","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. A BUILDING PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY ALTERATIONS DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF MINI DUCT TUBING AND OUTLETS. Installation of a Unico 3-1/2 ton high-velocity heat pump system, and a Mitsubishi multi-zone (2) heat pump system. There will be no alterations to the interior, Everything is in the attic and fished through the ceilings."},{"number":"GP-2025-006243","date":"2025-07-11","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-24","scope":"Remove one (1) 275-gallon Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) containing #2 fuel oil. The removal must comply with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":2.03,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":125000},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":379000},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"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 Aug 11, 2017.","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"}]}