L&I Violations
License & Inspections violation notices issued to Philadelphia properties — the enforcement record behind 311 complaints. Each row is one violation, with type, status, address, and date.
data through 2020-03-12 · 1,451,562 rows
violations by type · since 2020-01-01
Top violation types
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE 2.2K
- RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER 1.0K
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI 914
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE 626
- INTERIOR SURFACES 473
- UNSAFE STRUCTURE 400
- EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION 369
- PERM Z- NEW USE 355
- VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND 318
- FIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED 298
- VACANT AND OPEN 293
- EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 290
- EXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE 251
- EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS 215
- LICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY 208
Each row is a violation notice issued by License & Inspections. The most common types reflect chronic blight issues — exterior property conditions, rubbish accumulation, and occupancy violations.
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