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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Somerset 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 Somerset county, Pennsylvania.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Somerset county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Somerset 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 Somerset county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Somerset county, Pennsylvania allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Somerset 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 Somerset 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: |
| James Marker | Commissioner, Chair | markerj@co.somerset.pa.us |
| Brad Cober | Commissioner | coberb@co.somerset.pa.us |
| Pamela Tokar Ickes | Commissioner | pti@co.somerset.pa.us |
| Wallace Miller | County Coroner | |
| Carl Brown | County Sheriff | |
| Donna Matsko Schmitt | County Treasurer | |
| Shelley Glessner | County Auditor | |
| Linda Jo Berkey | County Register Of Wills | |
| Patricia Brant | County Recorder Of Deeds | |
| Mary Dinning | Clerk Of Courts |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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