How to read these records

The record

Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections licenses rentals, food businesses, contractors, dumpsters, vacant properties and many trades, and publishes every license with its status and dates.

Status

Active license held by a company. Only a legal name carrying a company word is shown; the trade-name field, which often holds a contact person, is not. Licenses held by individuals — more than half of the City's file — are left out, as are inactive, expired and closed licenses.

What is not here

Individuals, and any name without a company word (Inc, LLC, Corp, Co…). Owner and contact names, phone numbers and mailing addresses, which this site never downloads.