Category Archives: Slumlords

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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Rayford Means Wins Worst Common Pleas Court Judge Award

Posted on April 29, 2013 by MasterBlaster

I seriously hate this shit.   A couple of days ago, this happened pretty close to my neighborhood (WARNING, GRAPHIC): Luckily, Philadelphia Police witnessed the entire thing go down because the asshat who did it,  Daniel Walker, either wasn’t paying attention … Continue reading →


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Did You Know Michael Lichtenstein Now Has A Website for His Shitty Real Estate Empire?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Why yes kids, the slumlord owner of the Bucks Hosiery factory site in Kensington, Michael Lichtenstein, now has an internet presence. And it has a new G-Mail account:  lichtensteingroup@gmail.com The LichtensteinGroup [screencap]


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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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Councilwoman BRB’s Delinquent Rental Property Was Identified Last Year

Posted on March 21, 2013 by MasterBlaster

I know this is “gotcha” journalism, but last year I identified Councilwoman Reynolds-Brown’s rental house in Mantua as a delinquent rental property.   One among many thousands in the City. Click here to see my delinquent landlord map and also … Continue reading →


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What is Sequestration?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by MasterBlaster

No, not the sequestration you’ve been hearing about with Obama and the Feds.   Sequestration, as the legal right of the state to step onto a property owner’s land if they are violating the law and start collecting the rent … Continue reading →


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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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BREAKING: PDQ Releases Enhanced OPA Data and Revenue Department Data Records

Posted on March 18, 2013 by MasterBlaster

PDQ has released a massive dataset for data nerds that want to analyze the City’s property tax records. Yours truly has been playing with it to build a new tax delinquency map, which I’m still tinkering with.  There’s a lot … Continue reading →


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New: Tax Delinquency Art

Posted on March 18, 2013 by MasterBlaster

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Germantown’s Most Infamous Nuisance House

Posted on December 14, 2012 by MasterBlaster

(Update:  Added judge’s standing order as well as link to the backstory.) The Byrne House, named by residents for its present delinquent owner, is a giant 11 bedroom historic mini-mansion tucked away in the leafy part of West Germantown’s Penn-Knox … Continue reading →


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Is Your Landlord a Deadbeat? Check the Map and Find Out

Posted on December 5, 2012 by MasterBlaster

Update:   Philadelinquency is going to be featured today on FOX29 concerning the landlord delinquency map.  For your convenience  I am reposting the map story. If there’s nothing that frustrates me more with property tax delinquents, it is people who earn … Continue reading →


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Councilman Bobby Henon Launches the Problem Property Advisory Council

Posted on November 15, 2012 by MasterBlaster

Last night in Bridesburg was the kick-off meeting for the Problem Property Advisory Council which will operate in the 6th Councilmanic District. Do you want to send a house up to PPAC to be worked on?   Learn how after … Continue reading →


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Coming Tuesday – Landlord Map of Shame

Posted on October 16, 2012 by MasterBlaster

Tomorrow on PDQ we debut our own megamaps: 1)  All the active landlords with delinquent taxes 2) All the active landlords who are renting a property that is ripe for Sheriff’s Sale Still scrubbing the data, but it will be … Continue reading →


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