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Licenses and Inspections Code Violations

Published by City of Philadelphia | City of Philadelphia | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: R/P1D
Violations issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections in reference to the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code. **Please note that L&I Violations is a very large dataset. To see all violations, download all datasets for all years.** **If you are comfortable with APIs, you can also use the API links to access this data. You can learn more about how to use the API at Carto’s SQL API site and in the Carto guide in the section on making calls to the API.**

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accessLevel public
contactPoint 
                                            {
  "fn": "LIGISTEAM@phila.gov",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:LIGISTEAM@phila.gov"
}
description Violations issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections in reference to the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code. **Please note that L&I Violations is a very large dataset. To see all violations, download all datasets for all years.** **If you are comfortable with APIs, you can also use the API links to access this data. You can learn more about how to use the API at Carto’s SQL API site and in the Carto guide in the section on making calls to the API.**
distribution 
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identifier licenses-and-inspections-code-violations
keyword 
                                            [
  "Department of Licenses and Inspections",
  "code violations",
  "contractors",
  "dangerous buildings",
  "land records",
  "public safety",
  "real estate"
]
license https://metadata.phila.gov/#help/help-faqs/what-are-the-terms-of-use/
modified R/P1D
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "City of Philadelphia",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
spatial Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
title Licenses and Inspections Code Violations

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