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:

ATTENTION:  Deeds from the June 12, 2024 Private Tax Sale will be recorded on or after July 12, 2024. Winning bidders will be notified when your deeds are ready to pick up.

The 2024 Upset Tax Sale will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024 in Courtroom #1 of the Cambria County Courthouse.  The sale will begin promptly at 10:00am. 

Bidder registration for the Upset Sale will be held from Monday, August 12, through Friday, August 23, 2024, Monday through Friday, 9:00am thru 4:00pm, in the Tax Claim Bureau Office.  Forms can be found below.  Each bidder must register in person during the bidder registration period.  We will not register any bidders after 4:00 on August 23, 2024.  

ATTENTION:  No properties will be accepted for Judicial Sale until further notice.  In lieu of a Judicial Sale, consider placing a property in for the next available Private Sale. Remember, Private Sales do not divest any liens, mortgages, judgments or municipal utilities, so you are cautioned, as always, to have a complete title search done on any property.

Please call (814) 472-1445 with questions.