January 2010

The first day the Tax Collector’s will start turning over un-paid 2009 taxes to the Tax Claim Bureau.

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Reminder Letter’s will be sent out. The fee associated and applied with this mailer is $2.00.

Defaulted agreements will be updated and 20-day letters will be sent out for the property owner to bring their agreements current.

Note:  Property owners will have 20 days to bring all payments current to avoid the agreement from being defaulted. If you cannot bring all payments current within the 20 days your agreement will be voided and you will not be able to have another agreement with the Bureau for 3 years.

March 2010

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Return & Claim Notices will be mailed out by certified mail. The fee associated and applied with this mailer is $11.00.

Please note that you should sign for any certified mailer that is sent out from the Bureau, this is your best chance of not having your property posted with what is in the mailer.

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Prep of sale fee will be applied to all properties that will be available for the 2010 Upset Sale.

NOTE: any property with 2008 and prior delinquent taxes that are not covered by a current payment agreement will get this fee added on to their claim.

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Notice of Sale mailer will be sent out by certified, restricted delivery to all owners on the property. The fee associated and applied with this mailer is $11.00 per mailer.

Example: If there are two parties listed as the property owner the fee will be $22.00

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Posting Notice’s will be printed for all Notice of Return & Claim. The fee associated and applied with this printing will be $15.00

Posting Notice’s will be printed for all properties going to Upset Sale on September 22nd.

The first Ad for the Petition for Writ of Scire Facias will run in the Paper.

Second Ad for the Petition for Writ of Scire Facias will run in the Paper.

Third Ad for the Petition for Writ of Scire Facias will run in the Paper.

Hearing on the Writ of Scire Facias will be held at 8:30am.

All Posting Notice’s will be sent for service.

All posting notices will be sent to the parties doing the postings. Once the notices have been forwarded to the parties doing the postings they will not be pulled from being posted if any payments are made

Fee associated & applied for the posting of property is $45.00.

Last day to pay any 2008 & prior property taxes to avoid your name  from being Advertised in the News Paper.

Our Judicial Sale will be held at 9:00am in the Commissioners meeting room, Room 22. At the Blair County Courthouse.

The only way to contact our office on this date is in-person.

Sometime between these dates the results from the Judicial Sale will be posted here on the website.

Please be aware that due to high call volume after the sale you will have a hard time reaching our office by phone. Also be aware that we will be unable listen to & or return calls left on the answering machine at this time. It is in your best interest to keep trying to reach us by phone.

Last day for home owner to pay there 2008 delinquent taxes with a personal check.

All 2008 delinquent taxes MUST be paid by Cash, Certified Check or Money Order.

Last day for the home owner to pay 2008 property taxes to avoid there name from being advertised in the News Paper.

Prepare Ad List and forward it to the newspapers and the legal bulletin.

Fee associated & applied to each property is $100.00.

Constables will begin to serve the owner occupied properties.

Ad list of properties for sale by Upset sale will run in the Altoona Mirror, Tyrone Daily Harold and the Blair County Legal Bulletin.

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We will hold our Upset Sale starting at 9:00am at the Blair County Courthouse In conference room 022

Please see the Conditions of this sale under the Upset Sale tab on our web site