Repository Sale

Repository bidding will re-open Monday, October 7, 2024
No bids will be accepted prior to this date.

Bids must be in sealed envelope with required funds prior to handing to a Tax Claim employee.

 

Repository bids will be accepted

Monday through Friday – 9:00am to 3:00pm

ATTENTION BIDDERS: Effective April 1, 2024, there will be an increase in the minimum bid price for

Repository bidding. Minimum bid price - $2,000.00 PER PARCEL.

Repository Guidelines and forms required to place a bid can be found under “Necessary Forms”

If you are interested in a property located in the City of Harrisburg,
please reach out to the Harrisburg City Municipal offices

in order to verify their requirements for bidders.

 

NO SALE SHALL BE CANCELLED AND MONEY RETURNED TO THE PURCHASER
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER TO RESEARCH PROPERTY BEFORE BIDDING
MAKE SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE BUYING PRIOR TO PLACING BID

 

 

Any property remaining unsold at a judicial sale is placed in a Repository for unsold properties. A list of these properties is maintained by the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau in the office and online (when available). In order to bid on a property from the Repository list, a minimum bid of $2,000 plus fees must be presented to the Tax Claim Bureau. A bid must be presented in writing with payment to the Bureau (see Repository Guidelines/Procedures for further instruction).

The bid must be presented by the Tax Claim Bureau to the taxing bodies where the property is located for approval. The bid is first presented to the Dauphin County Commissioners for approval, if approved the bid is then presented to the School District and Municipality for review.  Upon approval of the taxing bodies the Bureau shall convey the property to the purchaser, divested of all claims of whatever kind, in the same manner as if the property was sold at judicial sale.

All properties are sold under and by virtue of the Act of 1947, P.L. §1368, as amended, and known as the "Real Estate Tax Sale Law."  All titles transferred by the Tax Claim Bureau are under and subject to the provisions of the Real Estate Tax Sale Law. 

Public Search Disclaimer to Search Property List Online

The Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment presents the information on our web site as a service to the public.  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no person or entity, including Dauphin County, the Office of Tax Assessment, the Tax Claim Bureau, or staff have any responsibility for any inaccuracies or omissions in the data at this site or at other sites to which we link.  Use of the Tax Assessment/Tax Claim website is an acknowledgement of this disclaimer.  The official records of the Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment are located in the Dauphin County Office of Tax Assessment, Dauphin County Administration Building, 2 S. Second Street, Harrisburg, PA.  The official records of the Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau are located in the Tax Claim Bureau, 2 South Second Street, Harrisburg, PA.