The Tax Claim Office is responsible for the collection of delinquent school, municipal and county real estate property taxes and it prepares and conducts County tax sales. The office’s mission is to maintain public records of all real estate which possess unpaid taxes and to issue tax lien information when real estate is transferred accordingly.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

THE 2025 UPSET TAX SALE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 AT 10:00AM IN COURTROOM #1.  BIDDER REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD IN PERSON ONLY FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025 THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025, FROM 9:00AM TO 4:00PM IN THE TAX CLAIM BUREAU OFFICE.  THE LIST THAT WAS ADVERTISED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND LEGAL JOURNAL ON JULY 10, 2025 IS BELOW.  PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY PROPERTY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SALE.  PLEASE NOTE:  ALL DEED RECORDING FEES AND COSTS, INCLUDING TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE DUE IN FULL ON THE DAY OF THE SALE, IN ADDITION TO YOUR WINNING BID AMOUNT.  WE ACCEPT PAYMENTS BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER ONLY.  

OUR NEW ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICE IS OPERATIONAL.  PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO ACCESS THE ALLPAID PAYMENT SITE.  YOUR WEB ID IS THE SAME AS IT WAS UNDER THE PRIOR SYSTEM.  IF YOU DO NOT KNOW YOUR WEB ID, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE AND WE WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU.

BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2025,A $250.00 FEE WILL BE ADDED TO THE COSTS FOR ALL PROPERTIES SOLD AT ANY TAX SALE (UPSET, JUDICIAL, PRIVATE OR REPOSITORY) PURSUANT TO CAMBRIA COUNTY ORDINANCE # 5 OF 2024.  A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE MAY BE FOUND BELOW.

ALL PRIVATE SALES WILL HAVE A CAP OF 50 PROPERTIES.  EACH BIDDER WILL BE PERMITTED TO PUT UP TO FOUR PROPERTIES ON THE LIST, PER SALE.  This will not preclude anyone from bidding on all eligible properties at the auction. 
Please call (814) 472-1445 with questions.