Location guide · Philadelphia, PA
Find a property owner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia, owner research starts with the Philadelphia Property (Office of Property Assessment) and the Philadelphia Department of Records. Those official sources cover parcel, ownership and recorded-deed details one property at a time. When you are working a farm, expired list or absentee-owner list, a single-screen tool resolves every address to the owner with phones (DNC flagged) and emails in one pass.
Where Philadelphia property records live
Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county: the City and County of Philadelphia share one boundary.
- Philadelphia Property (Office of Property Assessment) — Owner of record, assessed value and sale history by address or OPA account number.
- Philadelphia Department of Records — Recorded deeds and mortgages (the city runs recording, not a separate county office).
What to know about owner lookups in Philadelphia
Because city and county are one government, every Philadelphia lookup — assessment, deed and tax balance — runs through city offices. There is no separate county assessor to check.
Rowhouses dominate the housing stock, so neighboring addresses often belong to unrelated owners; batch lookups by address rather than assuming a block has one landlord.
Unmask an LLC that owns a Philadelphia property
If a deed in Philadelphia names an LLC, search that exact entity name in the Pennsylvania business search; the registered agent and any listed managers or members are your lead.
Common questions
How do I find the owner of a property in Philadelphia?
Start with the Philadelphia Property (Office of Property Assessment) to identify the parcel by address, then check the Philadelphia Department of Records for the recorded deed that names the owner. Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county: the City and County of Philadelphia share one boundary. For more than a handful of addresses, an owner-data tool is faster.
Is it legal to look up property owners in Philadelphia?
Public records in Pennsylvania are open to anyone, so the lookup itself is fine. Before you call, remove Do Not Call numbers and make sure texts comply with the TCPA. Some states add their own telemarketing rules on top.
Where are Philadelphia deeds recorded?
With the City of Philadelphia's Department of Records, since Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county.