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6810 Lynford St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,176 sqft · RSA5 · built 1950

Owner-occupied · assessed $219K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $222K · sold 2×. On the 6800 block of Lynford St.

Property summary

Assessment$218,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $222,200 Last sale$185KRecorded 2021 Est. tax bill$3,064/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits0Every fetched City permit Violations0 open28 historical across 13 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 6810 Lynford St
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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,064/year

2026 taxable assessment $218,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $222,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 542187700
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

From the public record

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 1950: 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

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

If you’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1950: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. 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 record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$218,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $222,200 · built 1950
Price / sq ft
$189
block $187 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+84%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$223K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,064
1.38% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
8.8%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
2
licensed rental

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

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2005: Sold $130K 2007: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE 2007: HIGH WEEDS-CUT 2007: HCEU INSP 2009: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE 2009: HIGH WEEDS-CUT 2012: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed 2012: RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER 2012: HIGH WEEDS-CUT 2012: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE 2012: EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE 2012: HCEU INSP 2014: Inspection failed ×2 2014: EXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN 2014: HCEU INSP 2015: 8 L&I violations 2015: L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed 2015: EXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN 2015: RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER 2015: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE 2015: LICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY 2015: HIGH WEEDS-CUT 2015: HCEU INSP2016: 5 L&I violations 2016: HIGH WEEDS-CUT 2016: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE 2016: RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER2019: 2 L&I violations 2019: HIGH WEEDS-CUT 2019: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE2021: Sold $185K2022: 4 L&I violations 2022: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed 2022: UNFIT STRUCTURE 2022: PLUMBING SYSTEMS- SANITARY MAINTENANCE 2022: EXTERIOR AREA DRAINAGE 2022: EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION 2022: L&I investigation$219K201620182020202220242026
This propertyBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
Highlight

The paper trail

Traded

Traded 2×: $130K in 2005 → $185K in 2021 (+42%).

  1. 2005 $130KSold
  2. 2012 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  3. 2014 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
  4. 2015 8 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  5. 2016 5 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2019 2 L&I violationsL&I
  7. 2021 $185KSold
  8. 2022 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.

The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
EAST
OPA account
542187700

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-013295 · PASSED

  2. ViolationUNFIT STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2022-013295 · Violation VI-2022-011173 · COMPLIED

  3. ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- SANITARY MAINTENANCE

    Case CF-2022-013295 · Violation VI-2022-011174 · COMPLIED

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA DRAINAGE

    Case CF-2022-013295 · Violation VI-2022-011175 · COMPLIED

  5. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2022-013295 · Violation VI-2022-011176 · COMPLIED

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-013295 · FAILED

  7. LicenseRental

    License 886172 · Active

    Jiancai Lin · Expires 2027-01-23

  8. Recorded transfer$185K transfer

    2021

  9. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 699622 · Violation 5136267 · COMPLIED

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 699622 · Violation 5136266 · COMPLIED

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 559060 · Violation 4109624 · COMPLIED

  12. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 559060 · Violation 4109625 · COMPLIED

  13. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 535942 · Violation 3953513 · COMPLIED

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 535942 · Violation 3953511 · COMPLIED

  15. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 535942 · Violation 3953512 · COMPLIED

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 503515 · Violation 3718283 · COMPLIED

  17. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 503515 · Violation 3718284 · COMPLIED

  18. ViolationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY

    Case 483200 · Violation 3578806 · COMPLIED

  19. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 483200 · Violation 3578805 · COMPLIED

  20. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 483200 · Violation 3578807 · COMPLIED

  21. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 473741 · Violation 3513100 · COMPLIED

  22. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 473741 · Violation 3513099 · COMPLIED

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 465612 · PASSED

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 465612 · FAILED

  25. ViolationEXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 465612 · Violation 3474169 · COMPLIED

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 458500 · PASSED

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 458500 · FAILED

  28. ViolationEXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 458500 · Violation 3413613 · COMPLIED

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 336266 · PASSED

  30. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE

    Case 336266 · Violation 2490019 · COMPLIED

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 336266 · FAILED

  32. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 327153 · Violation 2435078 · COMPLIED

  33. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 327153 · Violation 2435079 · COMPLIED

  34. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 327153 · Violation 2435077 · COMPLIED

  35. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 205160 · Violation 1379401 · COMPLIED

  36. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 205160 · Violation 1379402 · COMPLIED

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 118956 · PASSED

  38. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 118956 · Violation 613695 · COMPLIED

  39. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 118956 · Violation 613696 · COMPLIED

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 118956 · FAILED

  41. LicenseRental

    License 374500 · Closed

    LIANG HUAQIN LIANG / LI AI YU (COMMERCE REAL ESTATE INC.) · Expires 2022-02-28

  42. Recorded transfer$130K transfer

    2005

How Philadelphia’s property system works

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Permits and inspections

A permit is the City’s authorization and review pathway for construction or repair work. No fetched permit is not proof that no work ever happened.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: active rental license. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,176 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,416 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Garage
1 space
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 6810 Lynford St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$222K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

6810 Lynford St sits on the 6800 block of Lynford St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 6808 Lynford St  ·  6812 Lynford St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 4:30 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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