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County Courthouse
200 North River Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-1004
Phone: (570) 825-1500
Fax: (570) 825-9343
www.luzernecounty.org

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Premium Bid

Tax Sale Overview:


If Luzerne 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 Luzerne county, Pennsylvania.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Luzerne county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Luzerne 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 Luzerne county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Luzerne county, Pennsylvania allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Luzerne 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 Luzerne 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: 
Gregory SkrepenakCommissionerskrep@luzernecounty.org
Stephen UrbanCommissionerSteve.Urban@luzernecounty.org
Todd VonderheidCommissionertoddv@luzernecounty.org
George Hudock Jr.Coroner 
Barry StankusCounty Sheriff 
Michael MorrealeTreasurer 
Mary DysleskiRecorder of Deeds 
Dorothy StankovicRegister of Wills 
Robert ReillyClerk of Court 

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