Philly Violation Alerts Independent service. Not affiliated with the City of Philadelphia.

Find out about a new L&I violation before it costs you.

Check any Philadelphia address for open violations, free. Then sign up to get a text or an email the day a new one appears in the city's public records.

Free, no sign-up. Searches the City of Philadelphia's public L&I violations data back to 2019.

An open violation can hold up your rental license.

Philadelphia won't renew a rental license while the property has open L&I violations. Without a current license, a landlord can't lawfully collect rent or evict.

If a notice doesn't reach you, the first you hear of a violation may be at renewal.

Source for the licensing rule: Nochumson P.C., "The ABCs of Rental Licenses in Philadelphia". This page is not legal advice.

How alerts will work

  1. You list up to five addresses.Rowhouses, duplexes, a small building: anything with a Philadelphia street address.
  2. We check the city's data every day.The city publishes L&I violations as open data and updates it daily.
  3. You get a text, an email, or both when something new appears.The address, the violation code and title, the case number, and the date.
Pre-launch sign-up

$15 / month

  • Alerts are not live yet. This sign-up reserves your place for launch.
  • Your card is saved, not charged. Sign-up starts a 30-day free period. The first $15 is charged no sooner than that, and only once alerts are running.
  • We email you 7 days before the first charge. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.
  • If we don't launch, we cancel your sign-up. You are never charged.
  • Up to 5 addresses, by text message, email, or both. Cancel any time.
Reserve alerts for my properties

The plain terms

Who runs this?
Commerce Infrastructure, a company with deep roots in Philadelphia. We are a private business, not part of, endorsed by, or affiliated with the City of Philadelphia or the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
Where does the data come from?
The City of Philadelphia's public open data on L&I code violations. The city provides it as is, and so do we.
Does this replace official notice?
No. It supplements notices from the city and never replaces them. A record can appear late, appear under a differently written address, or not appear at all. Keep reading your mail and checking the city's own systems.
How fast is "the day it appears"?
We alert you the day a violation shows up in the city's published data. That can be later than the day an inspector wrote it.
How do text alerts work?
You choose text, email, or both when alerts go live. We text only about your listed addresses, never marketing. Your carrier's message and data rates may apply, and you can stop texts at any time.
What counts as open?
The free lookup counts violations the city's data marks with the status OPEN. Other statuses are listed so you can read them yourself.