The Tax Claim Office is responsible for the collection of delinquent school, municipal and county real estate property taxes and it prepares and conducts County tax sales. The office’s mission is to maintain public records of all real estate which possess unpaid taxes and to issue tax lien information when real estate is transferred accordingly.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

2024 Unpaid Taxes are now delinquent. Please call our office for amounts due at this time.

We are transitioning to a new online payment service.  ONLINE PAYMENTS AND LIEN CERTIFICATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.  YOU MAY BRING IN OR MAIL IN YOUR PAYMENTS, USING CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS.  Please be patient with us during that transition.  We are confident that your online payment experience will be improved with this change.

The next Private Tax Sale will be held in June 16, 2025 at 10:00am in Courtroom #1 of the Cambria County Courthouse.  Bidder registration for this sale will be held Tuesday, May 27, 2025 through Friday, June 6, 2025, between the hours of 9am and 4pm.  No registrations will be accepted after 4:00PM ON JUNE 6, 2025.  ALL BIDDERS MUST REGISTER IN PERSON.  The sale list and bidder forms may be found below.  The list of properties to be auctioned will be available in the Tribune-Democrat and below on April 17, 2025.  Do not request the list prior to April 17, as it WILL NOT be available.

BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2025,A $250.00 FEE WILL BE ADDED TO THE COSTS FOR ALL PROPERTIES SOLD AT ANY TAX SALE (UPSET, JUDICIAL, PRIVATE OR REPOSITORY) PURSUANT TO CAMBRIA COUNTY ORDINANCE # 5 OF 2024.  A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE MAY BE FOUND BELOW.

ALL PRIVATE SALES WILL HAVE A CAP OF 50 PROPERTIES.  EACH BIDDER WILL BE PERMITTED TO PUT UP TO FOUR PROPERTIES ON THE LIST, PER SALE.  This will not preclude anyone from bidding on all eligible properties at the auction. 

Please call (814) 472-1445 with questions.