Category Archives: Sheriff Sales

JUST IN: Kensington Slumlord Gets SIX YEARS In Federal PMITA Prison

Posted on May 16, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Fresh from the gavel at 6th and Market: Today was the day Bob Coyle Sr. and his defense attorney tried to show himself as a delicate little flower, too gentle to face the nasty reality of Federal prison. As Coyle … Continue reading →


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AVI, AVI, AVI… Tax, Tax, Tax

Posted on April 23, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Let’s just wrap up all the AVI and Delinquent Tax news links over the last few days in one short post: The guy who used to run PGW is now the “tax czar” of Philly [CBS3] Clarena Tolson, the new … Continue reading →


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Bad News: The Drug-Overdose Death House at 2035 E Hazzard Street Claims Another Victim

Posted on April 18, 2013 by MasterBlaster

2035 E Hazzard has a fairly gruesome reputation:  it’s where junkies rent-to-die. Just today a Fire Department rescue team was called out to bring a stretcher to this house in Kensington.  Inside, a known drug user has overdosed for the … Continue reading →


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Good News: Former Sheriff John Green Being Sued By the City For Millions

Posted on April 18, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Former Sheriff John Green just found out that he and several of his cohorts who left the Sheriff’s Department are now under a multi-million dollar suitfiled by the City to chase after all the graft that occurred during John Green’s … Continue reading →


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It Begs The Question: Why Does The Legal Intelligencer Get All These Sheriff Sale Notices By Law?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by MasterBlaster

An interesting mental puzzle surfaced in my article about the Sheriff Sale advertising costs yesterday:  Why does The Legal Intelligencer get Sheriff Sale advertising guaranteed to it by law?


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What Did Former Senator Arlen Specter Have to Do With A Slumlord Property?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by MasterBlaster

1817 East York Street is now an empty field, with grass, replete with scattered bricks.   Buried underneath the soil are more bricks and the original underpinnings of the Thomas Buck Factory.   It is the newest member of what … Continue reading →


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The Buck Hosiery Factory Fire

Posted on April 9, 2013 by MasterBlaster

One year ago on this day, a massive fire swept over a block in the heart of Kensington. To some City officials, this was a tragic conglomeration of circumstances.  To me, sometimes I feel this was murder. The video doesn’t … Continue reading →


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PDQ Pushes Crack House to Sheriff’s Sale – Wanna Buy It?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by MasterBlaster

I wrote about 2044 E Fletcher a while back.   Well, the time has finally arrived! GRB Law just called.   They want someone to buy it. Sheriff’s Sale Scheduled: Monday, April 15th, 2013


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COMING UP: Tax Delinquency Hearings (Yours Truly Will be Testifying) Part Deux – 1PM

Posted on March 20, 2013 by MasterBlaster

  Hey kids!  Coming up after your lunch break is Round #2 of the Tax Delinquency hearings before City Council, and yes, I have been invited by City Council to speak as a panelist today. Here’s my hastily-unedited testimony for … Continue reading →


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Happening Now: Real Estate Tax Delinquency Hearings (Video)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by MasterBlaster

You can turn to Channel64 or click here to watch the two-day City Council hearings on Real Estate Tax Delinquency.


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New: Tax Delinquency Art

Posted on March 18, 2013 by MasterBlaster

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So, You’ve Read the Delinquency Series… Now What?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Today was the final run of the PlanPhilly/Inquirer delinquency series of deadbeats.   This follows up on another week-long series that ran in the Inky, “A Deluge of Deadbeats“. The article that ran today drove a salient point home more than any … Continue reading →


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Delinquency Costs Us Money – LOTS of Money

Posted on March 11, 2013 by MasterBlaster

The Inky has started its Delinquency series on Sunday, a large project put together by Patrick Kerkstra using information gleaned off PA Right To Know requests to various City departments like L&I, OPA, and Revenue. I had been waiting since … Continue reading →


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Deadbeats, Deadbeats, Deadbeats: A Deadbeat Almanac In The Works

Posted on March 7, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Yours truly has been battling a pretty severe case of combo cold + bronchitis, hence the lack of posts [NyQuil-induced haze].   I’ve been catching up on work and as a small little project, have written some new bots to … Continue reading →


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