{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:01:21.330Z","block":"3500-3599 SCOTTS LN","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3500-3599-scotts-ln","address":"3502-08 SCOTTS LN","parcelNumber":"881137100","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881137100","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"TMSL INC","marketValue":6470800,"livableArea":95287,"yearBuilt":1940,"lastSale":{"price":650000,"date":"2001-06-04T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":8,"worst":null},{"y":2008,"n":13,"worst":null},{"y":2010,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2011,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2014,"n":9,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2021,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":14,"passes":7},{"y":2008,"fails":12,"passes":3},{"y":2009,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2010,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2011,"fails":4,"passes":2},{"y":2013,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2014,"fails":4,"passes":1},{"y":2015,"fails":3,"passes":2},{"y":2016,"fails":1,"passes":2},{"y":2017,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2021,"fails":1,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.007914861786524,"lng":-75.18465572358669,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.186280978,40.007760519],[-75.185781712,40.008124424],[-75.185408732,40.008639106],[-75.185124546,40.008506585],[-75.18391112,40.008188365],[-75.183259963,40.0079596],[-75.183580998,40.007286755],[-75.184018412,40.007266733],[-75.183961016,40.007442866],[-75.184939123,40.007472397],[-75.184993749,40.007642049],[-75.185108091,40.007680778],[-75.185112314,40.007714996],[-75.18619237,40.007686851],[-75.186280978,40.007760519]]]},"zip":"19129","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":132389,"zoning":"IRMX","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4601 SPRUCE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19139","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR CONVERSION OF AN AN EXISTING STABLE FOR USE AS A DOG DAYCARE, WITH GROOMING SERVICE WITH RETAIL SALES OF DOG PRODUCTS.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2007-10-02","number":"3034"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE(3) DECKS, CREATION OF TWELVE(12) MEZZANINES AND FOR THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 12 UNITS IN BUILDING #7 AND FOR THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES FOR ","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2009-03-17","number":"7980"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A FITNESS STUDIO IN BUILDING 21/ SPACE 2112, AS PART OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-01-05","number":"10262"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A RESTAURANT IN BUILDING #21 SPACE 2114 AS PART OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2011-02-23","number":"14110"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A TATTOO STUDIO (BODY ART SERVICE), ARTIST WORK SPACE (ARTIST STUDIO) AND GALLERY SPACE OF DISPLAY ART (LIBRARIES AND CULTURAL EXHIBITS) IN BUILDING 18, SPACE 1824-25 AS PART OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AS PREV","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Dismissed","date":"2013-07-16","number":"19690"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A BANQUET HALL FOR MAXIMUM 250 PEOPLE AND TO INCLUDE ONE (1) POOL TABLE, ONE (1) PING PONG TABLE, ONE (1) PINBALL MACHINE (NIGHT CLUB/PRIVATE CLUB) IN BUILDING 4, SPACE A (NO ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 14-603 (13) OF PHILAD","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2015-04-14","number":"24241"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 5/24/2017, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #752691.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2017-07-05","number":"30757"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A BANQUET HALL FOR MAXIMUM TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) PEOPLE (NIGHT CLUBS AND PRIVATE CLUB) IN BUILDING # 4, SPACE A (NO ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 14-603 (13) OF\nPHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE) AS PART OF AN EXISTING RES","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-10-02","number":"36859"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Special Exception","grounds":"Special exception for a tattoo studio (body art service) in suite 1925 of an existing structure part of an existing residential and commercial complex and accessory parking as previously approved.","status":"Scheduled","outcome":null,"date":"2024-09-11","number":"ZP-2024-002117"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":6078300,"taxable":6078300},{"y":2017,"v":6078300,"taxable":6078300},{"y":2018,"v":3043700,"taxable":3043700},{"y":2019,"v":3135000,"taxable":3135000},{"y":2020,"v":3142800,"taxable":3142800},{"y":2021,"v":3142800,"taxable":3142800},{"y":2022,"v":3142800,"taxable":3142800},{"y":2023,"v":3165200,"taxable":3165200},{"y":2024,"v":3165200,"taxable":3165200},{"y":2025,"v":3165200,"taxable":3165200},{"y":2026,"v":3165200,"taxable":3165200},{"y":2027,"v":6470800,"taxable":6470800}],"taxNow":90578,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"}],"rented":true,"units":44,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 104% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,165,200 to $6,470,800","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #3034: CLOSED · Granted with conditions.","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"The parcel summary indicates an active Rental License; a detailed license row is not present in this payload.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1940 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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"}]}