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County Courthouse
200 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-1607
Phone: (570) 963-6800
Fax: (570) 963-6812
www.lackawannacounty.org

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Premium Bid

Tax Sale Overview:


If Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.

Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Lackawanna county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Lackawanna county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.

The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Lackawanna county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Pennsylvania laws and competition, savvy Lackawanna county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Pennsylvania tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Pennsylvania tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
Anthony MunchakCommissioner, Chairmunchakaj@lackawannacounty.org
Robert CordaroCommissionercordaror@lackawannacounty.org
Michael WashoCommissionerwashom@lackawannacounty.org
Joseph BrennanCounty Coroner 
John SzymanskiCounty Sheriff 
Edward KarpovichCounty Treasurer 
John MellowCounty Controller 
Linda MunleyCounty Register Of Wills 
Evie Rafalko McNultyCounty Recorder Of Deeds 
Mary RinaldiClerk of Judicial Records 

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