{"asOf":"2026-07-10T13:23:59.771Z","block":"3700-3799 S HEREFORD LN","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3700-3799-s-hereford-ln","address":"3716 S HEREFORD LN","parcelNumber":"661266600","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=661266600","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW B/GAR 2 STY MAS+OTHER","useLabel":"House","owner":"FENG YONG MING","coOwner":"KO SALINA SIU KUEN","marketValue":321400,"livableArea":1332,"yearBuilt":1964,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2014-06-06T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3629039","date":"2015-06-02","title":"FENCE-RESID DIST-FRONT HEIGHT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"483548","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"DE","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-06-03","completedDate":"2016-08-15","violations":[{"number":"3629039","date":"2015-06-02","title":"FENCE-RESID DIST-FRONT HEIGHT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2015,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"483548","date":"2015-06-02","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"483548","date":"2015-07-09","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"483548","date":"2016-08-15","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2015,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2016,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.06788334345215,"lng":-74.98554676722398,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-74.985420081,40.067789893],[-74.985529504,40.067747677],[-74.985665623,40.068000276],[-74.985593217,40.068028487],[-74.985420081,40.067789893]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19114","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":2848,"zoning":"RSA4","grade":"C+","basement":"F","heater":"A","centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"3716 S HEREFORD LN, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19114","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION OF A SIX (6) FEET HIGH SOLID WOOD FENCE ALONG THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE PROPERTY ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING IN A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-06-15","number":"26401","relatedPermit":"634431"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":173000,"taxable":143000},{"y":2017,"v":173000,"taxable":143000},{"y":2018,"v":173000,"taxable":143000},{"y":2019,"v":196800,"taxable":156800},{"y":2020,"v":209000,"taxable":164000},{"y":2021,"v":209000,"taxable":164000},{"y":2022,"v":209000,"taxable":164000},{"y":2023,"v":247800,"taxable":167800},{"y":2024,"v":247800,"taxable":167800},{"y":2025,"v":301500,"taxable":201500},{"y":2026,"v":301500,"taxable":201500},{"y":2027,"v":321400,"taxable":221400}],"taxNow":2821,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"634431","date":"2016-07-20","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-07-20","scope":"ERECTION OF A FENCE IN FRONT YARD"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":116500},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #26401: OPEN · Granted; related permit 634431.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 15, 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":"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/"},{"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 1 historical violation 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"}]}