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Philadelphia County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Office of Property Assessment. Tax bills: the Department of Revenue. Deeds: the Department of Records. Each official search is below, with copy fees, the appeal route and the Pennsylvania rules that apply.

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On this page
  1. Look up a property, its owner and its tax
  2. Deeds: search the index and order copies
  3. Disagree with the value? Appeals
  4. Who does what in Pennsylvania
  5. Questions people ask
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Look up a property, its owner and its tax

The Office of Property Assessment keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Department of Revenue bills and collects the tax.2 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Department of Records.3

Parcel and owner search
property.phila.gov4
Tax search: due date
Due March 31; additions of 1.5% per month from April 12
Parcel map (GIS)
atlas.phila.gov6

Office of Property Assessment (OPA)

Address
601 Walnut St., Suite 300 W., Philadelphia, PA 191061
Phone
(215) 686-4334; assessment hotline (215) 686-92001
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.1

Department of Revenue (Real Estate Tax)

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Cost
Subscription: one day $15, one week $60, one month $125, one year $750 (3.5% card fee); watermarked copies viewable7
Years online
1974 to the present7
Copy fee
$2 per page8
Certified copy fee
$2 per document certification8
Recording fee
Deed $278.75; mortgage $248.75; mortgage satisfaction $231.758
How to order
Online (PhilaDox), in person at City Hall Room 154, or by mail with SASE; Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.7
Payment
Cash, money order, card (3.5% fee), business or certified check; no personal checks7
Holdings
Recorded documents from the late 17th century to the present7
Pre
Records before 1973 may need to be pulled from the City Archives7
Electronic recording
Simplifile, CSC eRecording, ePN (businesses)9
Fraud alerts
Free Fraud Guard email alert when a document is recorded with your name6
Transfer data
OpenDataPhilly real estate transfers since December 6, 199910

What Pennsylvania law sets for every county:

Copy fee
$0.50 per uncertified page (42 P.S. § 21051)11
Certified copy fee
$1.50 per certified page (42 P.S. § 21051)11

Department of Records (Commissioner of Records serves as Recorder of Deeds)

Address
City Hall, Room 156, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (department office); recording counter Room 111; deed copies Room 1543
Mail
Recording: City Hall, Room 111, 1400 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 191079
Phone
(215) 686-2262 (department); recording (215) 686-2290; deed copies (215) 686-22923
Hours
Recording: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., by appointment ([email protected])9

Disagree with the value? Appeals

Appealing a value: body
Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT); OPA First Level Review is an alternative/additional option12
Appealing a value: deadline
First Monday in October (2027 market value appeals: October 5, 2026)13
Appealing a value: contact
BRT, 601 Walnut St., Suite 325 East; (215) 686-4343; [email protected]13

The Pennsylvania rules:

Appeal deadline
Annual appeal: on or before September 1 (or a county-designated date no earlier than August 1)14
Appeal deadline option
County commissioners may set a date no earlier than August 114
Change notice appeal
Appeal within 40 days of a notice of change in assessment14

Who does what in Pennsylvania

Who sets values
County assessment office (chief assessor) values property; Board of Assessment Appeals/Revision hears appeals15

Liens on a property

Fixture filings
Fixture filings at the office that records mortgages (county Recorder of Deeds)16
Judgment liens
Civil judgments (including confessed judgments) and their satisfactions are entered by the county Prothonotary17

Questions people ask

How do I find who owns a property in Philadelphia County?

Search the parcel records of the Office of Property Assessment (OPA) by owner name, address or parcel number: property.phila.gov4

Where do I look up a Philadelphia County property tax bill?

The Department of Revenue (Real Estate Tax) has the tax bill search: phila.gov/revenue/realestatetax5

How much is a certified copy of a deed in Philadelphia County?

$2 per document certification. Copies come from the Department of Records (Commissioner of Records serves as Recorder of Deeds).8

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Philadelphia County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 17 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Office of Property AssessmentCity of Philadelphia
  2. Real Estate TaxCity of Philadelphia
  3. Department of RecordsCity of Philadelphia
  4. Find property informationCity of Philadelphia
  5. Look up your property tax balanceCity of Philadelphia
  6. Department of Records FAQsCity of Philadelphia
  7. Get a copy of a deed or other recorded documentCity of Philadelphia
  8. Document recording and service feesCity of Philadelphia
  9. Record a deed or other documentCity of Philadelphia
  10. Open Records PolicyCity of Philadelphia
  11. Official RTKL Fee SchedulePennsylvania Office of Open Recordsarchived copy
  12. Appeal a property assessmentCity of Philadelphia
  13. Board of Revision of TaxesCity of Philadelphia
  14. 53 Pa.C.S. § 8844 Notices, appeals and certification of valuesPennsylvania General Assembly
  15. 53 Pa.C.S. § 8802 Definitions (Consolidated County Assessment Law)Pennsylvania General Assembly
  16. 13 Pa.C.S. § 9501 Filing office (UCC)Pennsylvania General Assembly
  17. 42 Pa.C.S. § 2737 Powers and duties of the office of the prothonotaryPennsylvania General Assembly