UPSET SALE:
This is an annual sale that includes
properties that have Delinquent Taxes, which taxes are 2 years old
or more. Properties exposed at the Upset Sale are offered at a
bid equal to or higher than the amount of outstanding taxes,
plus mortgages, judgments,
non-tax liens, bureau costs, and any municipal liens.
2010 UPSET SALE CONDITIONS
The
following conditions shall govern the Upset Sale of properties by
the Tax Claim Bureau for delinquent taxes scheduled for September
22, 2010 at 9:00 A.M.,
or to such other dates to which
the sale may be adjourned or continued.
All
properties are sold under and by virtue of Section
304 and
609, as amended, of the
Act of 1947, P.L.
1368, known as the Real
Estate Tax Sale Law.
The Tax
Claim Bureau will sell the property as described on the dockets of
record and make no representation or warranty as to description, nor
will it make any survey on a property sold. There are no warranties
on the marketability of the title acquired.
The
Tax Claim Bureau will sell subject to existing tenancies and record
liens.
The
purchaser shall pay the bid price either by Money Order or
Certified Check ONLY to the Blair County Tax Claim Bureau
for the property or properties along with a deed charge of $25.00.
(This can be one Certified Check or Money Order). No property
scheduled for sale will be knocked down unless the bid is equal or
more than the upset price of the property to be sold. In the event
of a dispute by the bidders, or failure of the purchaser to pay the
purchase price and deed costs as well as the recording fee and
realty transfer tax immediately after the sale, the property will be
put up for resale. This will be done, if necessary, at a later date
in the Tax Claim office.
All
properties sold are under and subject to entry fees as
fixed by the Recorder of Deeds
and Prothonotary of Blair County, which must be paid by the
purchaser immediately after the purchase price is paid. In addition
to the purchase price, the purchaser must pay the following:
A $55.00
recording fee and the 2%
realty transfer tax. The
2%
realty transfer tax is
2%
of the property's assessed
valuation, as adjusted by the common level ratio factor
(8.43% in 2010). Additionally, the recording deed fee must be paid
by separate check; this can be a personal check. These 2 separate
checks must be made payable to the Blair County Register &
Recorder. Representatives will be available until 3:00 PM today
to receipt your payment.
For our
purchaser information, we will need your name and address exactly as
you would like it to appear on the deed and a telephone number in
case we need to contact you with any questions.
(Please
note that we will not make any changes
to the information provide to us on this form. So make sure it is
EXACTLY how you want it on the
deed)
You will need to show your
drivers license as well as provide the Tax Claim office with a
photocopy of the driver’s license.
(You need to already have the copy made we do not have a copier in
our office and will not be able to leave to make copies.)
All sales
are subject to confirmation by the Court of Common Pleas of Blair
County and will be submitted to said Court not later than sixty days
after the date of the sale.
The Tax Claim Bureau will
issue a deed to the purchaser upon confirmation by the Court. The
deed will not contain any warranty, either general or special. The
deed will be prepared and recorded by the Tax Claim Bureau.
Approximately four months from the date of sale is needed before
the deed will be returned to the purchaser following its
recordation.
The
purchaser of any property at the upset sale may be responsible for
the 2010 County and Municipal and
2010-2011 School real estate taxes in the event that those
amounts were not included in the Upset Price.
BUYERS BEWARE:
The Tax Claim Bureau is selling the taxable interest
and the property without any
guarantee or warranty whatsoever, either as
to structures or lack of structures upon the land, liens, title or any
other matter or thing whatever.
** ANY PARTY SUBMITTING THE FINAL BID WHO REFUSES OR NEGLECTS TO PAY
THE BID
AMOUNT
WILL BE HELD LIABLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE ENTIRE AMOUNT PLUS ASSOCIATED
COSTS. **
To
download a listing of the properties at
the last Blair County Upset Sale which took place on 9-22-2010, in
Adobe® PDF format, please click
<HERE>.
