HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOTICE OF TAX SALE AND TERMS 2023FRANKLIN COUNTY
TAX CLAIM BUREAU Jodi Martin, Director
Franklin County Admin Bldg 717-261-3801
272 N Second Street Danielle Knepper , Tax Claim Specialist
Chambersburg PA 17201 717-261-3884
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CONDITIONS OF UPSET SALE September 18, 2023
The Tax Claim Bureau acting as an agent of each taxing municipality on which taxes are unpaid, is selling the taxable interest of the owner pursuant
to 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 title
transferred by the Bureau as a result of the upset sale is under and subject to said Real Estate 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 72 P.S. 5860.609. The Bureau expressly makes no
representation and disclaims any warranty as to title of any tax parcel hereby transferred as being unencumbered.
1. The Tax Claim Bureau makes no guaranty or warranty whatsoever as to the existence or condition of the property, accuracy of
ownership, size, boundaries, locations, existence of structures or lack thereof, liens, titles, or any other matter whatsoever affecting the
property. RULE OF BUYER BEWARE.
2. An initial bid must equal the upset price as announced at the sale for each property. If the sale price is $100.00 or less, payment must be
made in United States currency as and when the property is struck down. If the property sells for more than $100.00, then payment in
full must be paid in U.S. currency or by check on a local bank or by certified check when the property is struck down. To the extent a
bidder does not make payment in full by the close of the Upset Sale, the purported sale will be deemed void and the property will be
exposed to sale before the Upset Sale ends, at the discretion of the Bureau Director. All costs and expenses payable by property owner
are included in the upset price. The Buyer is responsible to pay the current taxes of the year 2023.
3. At such time the property is struck down, Buyer shall be required to sign a certification stating Buyer is not delinquent in paying real
estate taxes.
4. The Buyer will be required to pay the costs of recording the deed and the applicable realty transfer taxes of 2% on the total of sales price
and any underlying lien which is not divested.
5. All sales are subject to confirmation by the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Approximately four months’ time
from date of sale is required before a document of transfer is available, as the statute requires a lapse of time for filing exceptions to the
sale and another notice to listed owners after the sale. The Tax Claim Bureau will issue a deed, or, in the case of a mobile home, a bill of
sale, to the buyer or buyer’s nominee, and will record the same, after which it will be mailed to the address given by the Buyer.
6. If an owner should file exception to the sale of a purchased property, it will be the responsibility of the purchaser to defend the validity of
the sale, or negotiate with the owner for releasing the purchaser’s interest. Buyer understands that even if the Bureau defends any
challenge of the sale, it does so on behalf of the Bureau only.
7. All sales made under these conditions will be final, subject to the confirmation of the Court. No adjustments will be made after the
property is struck down. If any problem of possession of the premises arises after purchase, it shall be the responsibility of the purchaser
to resolve the same. The sale does not purport to convey personal property which may be on the premises.
8. Any property may be withdrawn from the sale and offered at an adjourned sale, at the option of the Bureau.
9. This tax sale is subject to the provisions of the Act of October 29, 2020, P.L. No. 101, known as the Municipality
Condemnation Order Act, which provides, among other things, that, in accordance with Section 4 thereof, “A municipality may
recover the cost of recording a condemnation order on a property from the tax sale proceeds or directly from the purchaser of
the property.” Furthermore, and in accordance with Section 5 thereof, “ . . . a properly recorded condemnation order shall be a
lien on the property and shall not be affected by an upset sale, a judicial sale or a repository sale of the property.
TAX CLAIM BUREAU OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
Jodi Martin Andrew J Benchoff
Director Solicitor
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 18, 2023: I hereby acknowledge that the forgoing conditions of sale were announced before the sale and I have received a copy of them at the time the property was sold to me. __________________________ ______________________________ Printed Name Signature