How to find who owns a property in Philadelphia, PA

The Office of Property Assessment lists the owner on the tax roll for every parcel in Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); the last deed recorded with the Philadelphia Department of Records is what makes someone the owner of record. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Philadelphia: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Philadelphia property, $49

Step by step in Philadelphia

1. 1

   Look up the parcel

   Search the Office of Property Assessment by address for the parcel number and the owner on the tax roll.

2. 2

   Confirm with the recorded deed

   The tax roll can lag a sale: the last deed recorded with the Philadelphia Department of Records is what makes the new owner the owner of record.

3. 3

   Note how title is held

   The deed names the grantee exactly (an individual, a couple, a trust or a company), which is whose name to search for liens.

4. 4

   Or order the report

   A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Philadelphia address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

What the report checks in Philadelphia

• Owner and assessment from the Office of Property Assessment
• Federal court records matched to the owner
• Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel

Questions

More about Philadelphia property records

• Search deeds
• Check for a loan
• Title search cost
• Before the auction
• Philadelphia title search guide