The Tioga County Tax Claim Bureau Will Be Collecting Current Year County/Municipality Real Estate Taxes For the
Following Municipalities:
Bloss Township
Blossburg Borough
Deerfield Township
Duncan Township
Hamilton Township
Knoxville Borough
Liberty Township
Liberty Borough
Mansfield Borough
Morris Township
Nelson Township
Osceola Township
Roseville Borough
Rutland Township
Shippen Township
Sullivan Township
Tioga Township
Union Township
Ward Township
The Tioga County Tax Claim Bureau collects delinquent real estate taxes for the County, 39 municipalities and 5 school districts.
County/Municipal Real Estate tax bills are mailed out by each municipality’s tax collector on or before March 1st. School Real Estate tax bills are mailed by the school district on or after July 1st. If the taxes are not paid by December 31st (of the year the taxes became due and payable), the local tax collectors and school districts return all delinquent and uncollectable taxes to the Bureau for further collection.
The Bureau sends out a "Notice of Claim" to notify each property owner with delinquent taxes that a claim has been entered against the property. The tax claim becomes "absolute" if it is not paid by December 31st of the year it was turned over to the Bureau.
The property owner then receives notice that the property will be advertised, posted, and sold. If the tax due is not paid by July 1st (of the 2nd year after the original tax bill was issued), the property is advertised for the Upset Sale.
The last opportunity for the taxpayer to pay the taxes due and avoid the upset sale is 3:30 p.m. the day before the sale.
Upset Sale: Properties that have two or more years’ worth of delinquent taxes are sold at the upset sale every September. Mortgages, judgments or non- tax liens are not divested by the upset sale. Properties offered are sold at a bid equal to or greater than the amount of outstanding taxes, bureau costs and any municipal liens. An upset sale becomes final after confirmation by the Court of Common Pleas.
Judicial Sale (Free and Clear): Properties not sold at the Upset Sale become eligible for Judicial Sale. The Bureau has a current owner title search made. All known holders of mortgages, judgments or liens are notified that, by Order of the Court of Common Pleas, the property will be offered for sale divested of such mortgages, judgments or liens. Certain lien items (e.g. ground rents) survive the judicial sale under the Act.
Repository Sale: Properties not sold at a Judicial Sale are placed in a "Repository" status. This in effect is a bank of unsold properties. The Bureau accepts bids on properties in repository. Bids must be approved by the taxing authorities.
The Bureau operates under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, Act 542 of 1947, as amended.
Tax Sale Bidder Pre-Registration Requirement
On June 30, 2021 House Bill 264 was signed into law making it Act 33 of 2021. The Act requires any person that intends to bid at a scheduled Upset Sale or Judicial Sale to pre-register 10 days prior to the scheduled Upset Sale or Judicial Sale. Also, if the bidder is a limited liability company, then they are required to provide a list of all members names, addresses, and phone numbers that have any ownership interest or right in the limited liability company.
The Bidder Pre-Registration deadline for the 2023 Upset Sale & Judicial Sale is September 19, 2023 by 4:30 p.m.
Bidder Registration WILL NOT be accepted after September 19, 2023
Individual Bidder Registration Forms:
Individual Bidder Registration
Corporation Bidder Registration Forms:
Links
Payments
We gladly accept cash, checks, Money Orders, or Credit/Debit Cards (Convenience Fees do apply).
Delinquent Taxes:
Make Checks or Money Orders Payable to:
Tioga County Tax Claim Bureau
Current Year Taxes:
Make Checks or Money Orders Payable to:
County Tax Collection
Make your Payments online:
Announcements
Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund to Aid Homeowners Facing COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Financial Hardships: Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund | Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund (pahaf.org)
Program administered by Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency: PHFA HOMEPAGE | Mortgage – Housing – Foreclosure Options
EFFECTIVE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
THE TAX CLAIM BUREAU WILL NO LONGER GIVE TAX INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE, UNLESS YOU ARE THE PROPERTY OWNER.
INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN BY WRITTEN REQUEST OR IF CERTIFIED AMOUNTS ARE NEEDED THE FEE IS $5.00.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION



City: Wellsboro, PA
Zip code: 16901
Hours: 9 am - 4:30 pm M-F
Phone: 570-724-9219
Fax: 570-723-6834