The general public can now more easily access a trove of
Philadelphia real estate information through the city's OpenData.org portal.
Mayor Nutter's Office announced Monday the release
includes property tax balances, part of 38 real estate related datasets that
also cover vacant lot cleanups, violations, and even a list of an RSS feed of
all housing classifieds offered on the Philadelphia Craigslist site.
The city pointed out the dataset holds records for more
than 96,000 properties that owe back taxes and another 40,000 that have
overpaid.
“Expanding access to property tax balance information
allows users to understand the scale and detail of delinquency,” said Revenue
Commissioner and Chief Collections Officer Clarena I. W. Tolson. “More than
$100 million in delinquent Real Estate Tax was collected last year to support
Philadelphia schools and services; the tool will give users a new way to
understand what remains outstanding."
While publicly available previously, the information is
the first time records related to Philadelphia's real estate can all be found
in one location online.
“Transparency through Open Data releases is helping
Philadelphia become one of the most ethically-run, accessible cities in
America,” said Mayor Michael Nutter in a statement. “This release joins a
growing list of more than 230 open data sets that help inform citizens and
strengthen trust in government.”
Containing land records dating back to 1972, the portal will
be updated on a weekly basis.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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