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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOTICE OF TAX SALE AND TERMS 2024FRANKLIN 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 _____________________________________________________________________________________ CONDITIONS OF UPSET SALE September 16, 2024 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 2024. 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. “Neither the deed nor the bill of sale convey possession of the premises if the owner and/or any occupant(s) remain in possession of the premises after delivery of the deed or the bill of sale. The purchaser is responsible for resolving any and all issues of possession, and the purchaser shall follow the law in peacefully obtaining possession of the premises by voluntary agreement of the owner and/or any occupant(s) or by pursuing entry of an appropriate Order of Court. The purchaser bears all risk and legal liability in regards to any actions taken by the purchaser in seeking to gain possession of the premises.” 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 16, 2024: 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