Tax Sales

COUNTY TAX CLAIM BUREAU
2024 UPSET TAX SALE – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(Date, Time, and Location Subject to Change)
ERIE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
140 WEST SIXTH STREET COURTROOM H ROOM 229
ERIE, PA. 16501
10AM – DOORS OPEN AT 9AM

Notice is hereby given, by the Erie County Tax Claim Bureau (Bureau), that the location of the Monday, September 30, 2024Upset Tax Sale is tentatively scheduled to be held at the Erie County Courthouse, 140 West Sixth Street, Courtroom H Room 229, Erie, PA, beginning at 10 a.m., with doors opening at 9am.  All bidders are now required to pre-register with the Bureau, by completing and having notarized, the “AFFIDAVIT OF BIDDER/BIDDER APPLICATION 2024 UPSET TAX SALE”, form which will be available, from the Erie County Tax Claim Bureau Office, beginning on August 30, 2024.  Bidder registration must be made in person, and will be accepted by the Bureau until 4:00pm on Thursday, September 19, 2024 (Per Act 33 of 2021), with a $25.00 per bidder registration fee (Cash or Money Order only), and only fully registered bidders may bid on any property at the 2024 Upset Tax Sale.  Also, be advised that attendance to the auction may be restricted to active bidders depending on the number of participants.

No payments will be accepted at this location. Winning bidders are still required to pay the full bid amount, along with all Reality Transfer and other related Taxes (RTT) and filing fees, using Cash, Certified Bank Check, or Money Orders only, prior to 3:30 p.m. on the day of the sale, to the Tax Claim Bureau’s office. Located in the Erie County Court House, 140 W. 6th Street, Room 110, Erie, PA.

RTT Notice: Bidders are advised that the amount due for the Reality Transfer and other related Taxes (RTT) and filing fees are subject to change, depending on when the Tax Sale Deed is recorded. Any increase will be due from the wining bidder at the time Tax Sale Deed is recorded. If there is a reduction in these fees, the difference will be refunded by the Bureau to the winning bidder.

Upset Tax Sale List – Will be advertised in the Erie Times-News, the Erie County Legal Journal, and also posted on the Erie County web site, beginning on Friday, August 30, 2024. Updated lists will be posted on the Erie County web site periodically, and are also available at the Tax Claim Bureau Office, for $0.25/page copy fee.

Erie County Tax Claim Bureau 814-451-6206 or fax 814-451-7484