DAUPHIN COUNTY TAX CLAIM BUREAU

UPSET SALE CONDITIONS

1) Bidder Registration for the sale will be from 2:00 to P. M. to 6 P.M. at the Crowne Plaza and will close immediately before the sale. Photo ID must be presented at registration.

2) The initial bid must equal the fixed upset price. If the taxes for the current year are not included in the upset price, the purchaser must pay the taxes for the current year to the local collector.

i) In addition to the upset price, the purchaser must pay the 2% State Realty Transfer Tax, calculated in accordance with applicable valuation regulations, and the recording fee.

ii) Acknowledgement, Recording Fee and Preparation of the Deed. These items will be computed after the property has been struck down to the successful bidder. The upset price, the transfer tax and the recording fee, acknowledgement, and preparation of the deed fee MUST BE PAID AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. At the option of the Tax Claim Bureau the purchaser shall pay either by cash, or a personal/business check (see paragraph #13) paid to the order of the Tax Claim Bureau.

3) Parcels listed for sale will be removed from the list if the delinquent 2008 and prior years taxes are paid before 4:30 P.M. on the date scheduled for sale. Payments for these delinquent taxes must be paid in the form of cash, money order or certified check.

4) 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.

5) No property scheduled for sale will be struck down unless the bid equals or exceeds the upset sale price 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. Payment for all properties sold between 6 P.M. and the close of the first session must be paid immediately after the last property is struck down or the property will again be put up for sale.

6) The Tax Claim Bureau will sell subject to the existing occupancy if any. This sale does NOT INCLUDE THE CONTENTS.

7) All listed sales are subject to confirmation by the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

8) The Tax Claim Bureau will issue a deed to the registered bidder upon confirmation of the sale by the Court of Common Pleas. 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 and notarized authorization from the nominee or assignee to act as his, her, or its agent. The deed will not contain any warranty of title. Approximately THREE MONTHS TIME FROM THE DATE OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 sale is required before the deed will be mailed to the purchaser.

9) All properties are sold under and by virtue of the Act of 1947, P.L. 1368, as amended, known as the "REAL ESTATE TAX SALE LAW." All titles transferred by the Tax Claim Bureau are under and subject to said Act, including but not limited to the divestiture of lien provisions of the Act.

10) All properties sold are under and subject to the payment of recording fees, transfer taxes, and municipal or governmental claims not paid out of the sale price, and any other lien not divested by the sale.

11) NO SALE SHALL BE CANCELED AND MONEY RETURNED TO THE PURCHASER. MAKE SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE BUYING BEFORE THE BIDDING. CHECK ALL PARCELS AND ADDRESSES BEFORE THE SALE.

12) Any bidder with a cash payment of over $10,000 must complete an IRS Form 8300 and return it to the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau.

13) All banks upon which sale checks are drawn are called before deposit by the Tax Claim Bureau. Checks returned to the Tax Claim Bureau for insufficient funds or stop payments will be turned over to the District Attorney's Office for appropriate action. The Bureau maintains a list of those persons whose checks were not honored by their lending institution, and they will not be permitted to register at any future tax sale conducted by the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau.

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 tax sale may be prohibited from registering for any future tax sales conducted by the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau.

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