Upset Sale September 17, 2007 10:00am

All tax parcels exposed to sale and sold at the upset sale are done so pursuant to the authority contained in the Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, Act of July 7, 1947, P.L. 1368, No. 542, as amended, 72 P.S. 5860.101 et seq. Any and all titles transferred by the Tax Claim Bureau as a result of the upset sale are under and subject to said Real Estate Tax Sale Law, and any lien or claim on any such parcel sold and title therefore transferred thereby shall be divested only as may be authorized by Section 609 of said Real Estate Tax Sale Law, as amended, 72 P.S. 5860.609. The Tax Claim Bureau expressly makes no representation and disclaims any warranty as to the title of any tax parcel hereby transferred as being unencumbered.

The purchaser or purchasers shall be required to pay the current taxes of the year 2007, which are included in the minimum sale bid.

The purchaser(s) shall also be required to provide the Bureau the day of the sale with a certification that, within the municipal jurisdiction, the purchaser(s) is NOT delinquent in paying real estate taxes and that no municipal utility bills are outstanding. Certification shall be by receipts of paid real estate taxes and municipal utility bills within the municipal jurisdiction, or by an affidavit stating payment of same to be executed before a Notary Public.

Verification shall also be provided by each purchaser the day of the sale stating he or she is not a Susquehanna County elected official or appointed officer. A blank affidavit is available from the Bureau or from this site. (May be notarized at the Prothonotary’s or Recorder’s office in the courthouse, and is to be delivered to the Bureau immediately after the sale.)

The purchaser(s) shall also be required to pay all costs for recording the deed, including all state and local realty transfer taxes, which are included in the minimum sale bid.

Cash or Certified Check for the entire purchase price must be in the office of the Tax Claim Bureau immediately after the sale. (No 3rd party checks accepted)

All properties sold in this Susquehanna County Tax Claim Bureau sale of land are sold under the RULE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR, OR LET THE BUYER BEWARE and all purchasers are accordingly hereby so notified.