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Tax Claim Bureau
Overview
The Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau accepts real estate tax liens for delinquent county, township/borough, and school districts within the county.
Our Services
- Delinquent Property Search and Online Payment
- Tax Certifications
- Tax Collectors
- Board of Assessment Property Search
- Contact the Bureau
If you are facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit pahaf.org for more information regarding financial assistance for homeowners to help address delinquencies and to avoid default, foreclosure or displacement for qualified mortgage and housing-related expenses.
Real Estate Tax Sales
In accordance with the Tax Sale law, the Tax Claim Bureau is able to sell parcels in one of four ways.
Upset Sale
The Upset Sale is scheduled each September and includes those parcels whose taxes, from two years earlier, remain unpaid or other specified conditions exist.
Properties scheduled to be presented for Upset Sale are advertised in two newspapers and the Montgomery Bar Association journal within two months of the sale. Purchasers of property at the Upset Sale assume responsibility for all liens on the property.
Private Sale
A Private Sale can occur after a property has been exposed but not sold at an Upset Sale.
An interested buyer submits a written bid to the Tax Claim Bureau. The bureau then decides whether or not to accept the bid. If accepted, the bid is advertised in a newspaper and the Montgomery Bar Association journal. Anyone objecting to the sale must petition the court within 45 days to disapprove the sale.
As in the Upset Sale, purchasers of property via the Private Sale assume responsibility for all liens on the property.
Judicial Sale
A Judicial Sale is held at least once each year and can include only those properties that have been exposed but not sold at an Upset Sale. After advertisement, notice to owners and lienholders, etc., the parcels are presented free and clear of all liens.
Repository Sales
Properties that are exposed but not sold at a Judicial Sale are placed in a repository for unsold properties. Any bid on a repository property must be approved by all taxing districts where the property is located (i.e., township, borough, county, and school).
Contact Us
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Tax Claim Bureau
Jason E. Salus
TreasurerOffice Location
Overnight Mail DeliveryOne Montgomery Plaza
Suite 600
Norristown, PA 19401Phone: 610-278-1216
Fax: 610-994-2881Mailing Address
Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau
P.O. Box 190
Norristown, PA 19404
Judicial Sale
August 10th 2023
Upset Sale
September 21st 2023Continued Upset/Judicial Sale
December 7th 2023Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 4:15 pm
Our offices will be closed on the following days:Mon. Jan. 16 Martin L. King Day Mon. Feb. 20 President's Day Mon. May 29 Memorial Day Mon. June 19 Juneteenth Tues. July 4 Independence Day Mon. Sept. 5 Labor Day Tues. Nov. 7 Election Day Fri. Nov. 10 Veteran's Day (obrd) Thurs. Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Day Mon. Dec. 25 Christmas Day Mon. Jan. 1 New Year's Day (2024)