It’s Tax Sale Time Again — an AVVO Answer.

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | September 19, 2010

No. 505

Its September, which means that property owners have been deprived of that property at the annual Tax Claim Bureau Upset Sale — some undoubtedly without due process. Here’s an AVVO Answer I just gave on the subject. If you just found out that your property was sold at such a sale, it may not be too late to do something.  But you must act quickly.

Allegheny County does not have an annual sale in September.  Tax properties are sold year-round at the same sheriff sale where mortgage foreclosures and other judicial sales of real estate are held. The City of Pittsburgh also holds Treasurer’s Sales quarterly. If you are confused, don’t be embarrassed.  This is a very confusing system and when your property has been sold at a tax sale you MUST hire a lawyer.  As I commented in my AVVO Answer, petitioning to overturn a tax sale is no time and place for a non-lawyer or even a lawyer not experienced in the subject to be learning the ropes.

CLT

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