Category Archives: Tax Deadbeats

Noteworthy cases, large and small, of property taxes that the City of Philadelphia is not collecting.

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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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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Comcast Races to Pay Off Tax Liens After PDQ Discovers Arrears

Posted on March 29, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Comcast’s customer service center at 1351 S Christopher Columbus Blvd where one can find a drab experience of a DMV complete with counter workers behind the safety of bulletproof acrylic partitions, was identified by PDQ as having a tax lien worth … Continue reading →


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PDQ Issues a Ruling On The Question of Blight Caused by Edward Kelly of Glenside, PA

Posted on March 25, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Hi Mr. Edward Kelly of Edward Kelly General Contracting! I know you live at 441 Linden Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038. I know your telephone numbers, (215) 887-3158 and (215) 887-1496. I have a copy of your deed, where you have held … 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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New Map! Who’s On A Payment Plan?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Of the 98,989 delinquent property tax accounts in Philadelphia, only 10,441 of those accounts are on a payment plan or installment agreement. (Click here for full screen)


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The Tax Lien Map of Philadelphia

Posted on March 18, 2013 by MasterBlaster

Without further adieu, I bring you a map of all the parcels where the City’s Revenue Department has recorded tax liens. (Click here to go full screen) If you want to download the data that was used to build this … Continue reading →


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