Potter County Tax Claim Bureau (TCB) will be holding its annual “upset sale” at
10 am on Monday, Sept. 9, in the Gunzburger Building. It’s a last-resort auction
to sell those properties on which taxes for 2017 or earlier have not been paid.
The resultant revenue is divided among the affected school district,
municipality and county.
At this point, about 200 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 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 (2018 and earlier). Last day to pay 2017
taxes by credit card is Aug. 31.
These 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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