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Delinquent

File No. 41277000

5538 W Oxford St

Neighborhood
Overbrook
Records on file
4
First filed Oct 21, 2025Last activity Oct 23, 2025

On the record

Distress signals the city holds against this parcel — back taxes, open code violations, and unsafe designations.

Real-estate tax delinquency

Delinquent

Total due

$7,263

Principal

$3,815

Years owed

8since 2014

Owner of record: Harper Denise

The docket

3 entries

  1. Issued Oct 23, 2025

    Permit issued — Alterations

    install shower, toilet and vanity. install pipes to fixtures · contractor: HERBERT HAWKINS

  2. Issued Oct 23, 2025

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    INSTALL WIRING, RECEPACLE OUTLETS, LIGHTING AND SWITCHES, WHERE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT HOUSE. INSTALL SMOKE/CO ALARMS WITH 10 YRS BATTERY BACKUP. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE EXECUTED CONTRACT. **********FISHING WIRES OR USING SURFACE MOUNTED WIRE MOLD ************* · contractor: TYREE MITCHELL

  3. Issued Oct 21, 2025

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    For alterations to a Single Family Dwelling Property as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. ***NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN · contractor: Alibey Management, Inc

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Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits, licenses & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies). Data reflects the public record as of our last weekly ingest; last activity on file October 23, 2025. Verify independently before relying on it.