Terms and Conditions
DAUPHIN COUNTY TAX CLAIM BUREAU JUDICIAL SALE
The following conditions shall govern the sale of properties by the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau for Judicial Sale as scheduled on April 21, 2008 at 6 P.M. and to such date to which the sale may be adjourned. Sale to be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 23 South Second Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1. The initial bid will start at $350.00. The 2008 taxes are not included in the purchase price; the purchaser must pay these taxes separate and apart from the sale price. In addition to the sale price, the purchaser must pay the 2% Realty Transfer Tax calculated on the 100% assessed value of the property.
2. Acknowledgment, Recording Fee and Preparation of the Deed. These items will be computed after the property has been knocked down to the successful bidder. The sale price, the transfer tax, and the recording fee, acknowledgment and preparation of the deed must all be paid at the time of the sale. At the option of the Tax Claim Bureau, the purchaser shall pay either by cash or check (see note 15 below) drawn to the order of the Tax Claim Bureau.
3. It shall be the obligation of the purchaser on City of Harrisburg properties to satisfy the liens with the City. You are advised to contact the City immediately after the sale.
4. Parcels listed for sale will be removed from the list if the delinquent taxes are paid before 4:30 PM on the date scheduled for the sale.
5. The Tax Claim Bureau will issue a deed upon payment of the purchase price and costs, to the registered bidder as soon as all checks clear the banks. In the event the registered bidder elects to have the deed issued in the name of a nominee or assignee, the registered bidder must provide written authorization from the nominee or assignee to act as his, her, or its agent. The deed will not contain any warranty of title.
6. All properties are sold under and by virtue of the Act of 1947, P.L. ?1368, as amended, and know as the Real Estate "Real Estate Tax Sale Law." All titles transferred by the Tax Claim Bureau are under and subject to the provisions of the Real Estate Tax Sale Law.
7. The Bureau will sell the property as described on the dockets in the Tax Claim Bureau, and makes no representation or warranty as to description, title, ownership or any other matter pertaining to said premises, recorded or unrecorded.
8. No property scheduled for sale will be knocked down unless the bid equals $350.00 or more as announced. In the event of a dispute by bidders, or failure of the successful bidder to pay the purchase price, the property will again be put up for sale. Payments for all properties sold must be paid at once.
9. The Tax Claim Bureau will sell subject to existing occupancy, if any. This sale does not include the contents.
10. Purchase by owner - The owner shall have no right to purchase their own property at the judicial sale conducted under the provision of the Act (618 added July 3, 1986, P.L. ?351, No. 81).
11. No sale shall be canceled and money returned to the purchaser. Make sure of what you are buying before bidding.
12. All banks upon which bid checks are drawn are called before deposit by the Tax Claim Bureau. Insufficient funds checks may be turned over to the District Attorney's Office for collection proceedings.
13. Registration for the sale will be from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. prior to the sale.
14. Any successful bidder who fails to provide the certification required by Act 133, P.L. 1368, No. 542, enacted December 21, 1998, in conjunction with this sale shall be prohibited from registering for any future tax sales conducted by the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau.
15. All successful purchasers paying by check must use an account drawn on a bank with a branch located in the Harrisburg area. No out of state checks will be accepted.
