Potter County Today
Potter County Tax Claim Bureau (TCB) will be holding its annual “upset sale” at
10 am on Monday, Sept. 11, in the Gunzburger Building. It’s a last-resort
auction to sell those properties on which taxes for 2015 or earlier have not
been paid. At this point, about 180 properties from across Potter County are
slated to go to the auction block. That number will drop significantly over the
next several weeks. A list of properties subject to auction is posted on the
website, pottercountypa.net (click on Departments/Tax Claim).
TCB has implemented a series of changes to make things easier for those who
have fallen behind on their taxes to redeem their properties. These include a
monthly installment option (owner-occupied properties only) and a credit card
payment system. Those payments are accepted online only, through the Tax Claim
Bureau website at pottercountypa.net. The credit card payment option is limited
to overdue taxes (2016 and earlier). Last day to pay 2015 taxes by credit card
is Aug. 31.
All of the changes have had positive results, according to TCB Director
Deanna Johnston. “The number of delinquent properties has been tracking downward
in recent years,” she said. “Selling someone’s property due to unpaid taxes is
always a last resort and we work with anyone who has fallen behind to try to
avoid that outcome.”
Tax Claim Bureau personnel are located in Suite 111 of the Gunzburger
Building, 1 North Main Street, Coudersport PA 16915; telephone (814) 274-0488,
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