Public Notice: 04/12/2024 [3850f0f6a0fd1f32107a30733690184a]

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL TAX SALE Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau IN RE 2024 JUDICIAL TAX SALE NO 7481 CV 2023 On Petition of the Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau and pursuant to the Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law of 1947 P L 1368 No 542 as amended and by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monroe at NO 7415 CV 2022 and for the purposes set forth in Section 612 of the said Act notice is hereby given that the properties listed in the heretofore mentioned Petition shall be sold at public tax sale on May 14 2024 at 9 00 am at the Sherman Theater 524 Main Street Stroudsburg Pennsylvania free and clear of all tax and municipal claims liens mortgages charges and estates except separately taxed ground rents to the highest bidder These properties have been previously exposed at an Upset Tax Sale held on September 11 2023 and advertised in the Pocono Record Monroe County Legal Reporter on August 12 2023 and Journal of the Pocono Plateau on August 11 2023 The terms and conditions of the Judicial Sale are as follows This sale will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1947 P L 1368 and its amendments known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law The purpose of the sale is to dispose of such properties against which delinquent taxes remain unpaid the claims having become absolute and the legal period of redemption having expired The Bureau will sell the property as described on the dockets in the Tax Claim Bureau The Bureau makes no representation or warranty as to the description or as to the marketability of title nor will it make any survey on the property sold The terms of the sale shall be as follows 1 Before entering the Auction potential purchasers shall be required to fill out a bidder s application and obtain a bidder s number This application will contain information for recording of deed s including precise mailing address and phone number where purchaser s may be reached 2 Purchaser shall be required to execute an Affidavit certifying that there are no delinquent county township or school taxes owed by purchaser within any taxing district in this Commonwealth The Affidavit must also certify that there are no delinquent municipal utility bills owed by the purchaser within the same taxing district in which purchaser proposes to bid The Affidavit must be returned to the Bureau at the time of Registration 3 No property scheduled for sale will be sold unless the bid equals or exceeds the costs as announced at the sale The costs will include state and local realty transfer taxes calculated based on the County Assessed Value of the property County Assessed Value X 1 78 X 1 x 2 Realty Transfer Tax 4 The Tax Claim Bureau will issue a deed to the purchaser The said deed is to be recorded before delivery to the purchaser at the expense of the purchaser Mobile home purchasers will only receive a bill of sale Any title to a mobile home must be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation by the Purchaser The Tax Claim Bureau makes no guarantee or warranty as to the availability of title to a mobile home sold at tax sale In addition to the bid price which includes realty transfer tax the purchaser will pay 2 sale expense and the recording fees The cost of these items will be computed after the property has been sold The bid price including transfer tax 2 sale expense and the recording fee must all be paid at the same time either by money orders or cashier s checks drawn to the order of the Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau The distribution of monies after deducting all costs received from the sale will be made in accordance with the Act 5 In the event of a dispute by the bidders or failure of the purchaser to pay the purchase price in the allotted time the property will again be put up for sale Payment for all properties sold between 9 00 A M and the close of the session must be paid within one 1 hour after the last property is struck down or by 3 00 P M the day of the sale whichever time is earlier or the property will again be put up for sale the next business day as a no pay 6 All title searches with regard to the subject properties are limited to matters appearing of record in the Monroe County Courthouse and do not include any matters outside of such records All potential purchasers are hereby advised that the most current title search as referenced above was completed in September 2023 Consequently any transactions of record occurring after September 2023 affecting title to the premises being sold at Judicial Sale will not appear in any search conducted by or under the auspices of the Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau All potential purchasers shall be responsible to complete their own title search in order to adequately evaluate the title to any property as of the date of the sale The rule of Caveat Emptor applies to all sales Properties are sold without any warranty of any kind The Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau makes no representation as to the use or existence of any property 7 The Land Bank Statute was enacted by the legislature of Pennsylvania providing language that allows the Land Bank to purchase property at a price agreed by the three taxing bodies Those were given to the Tax Claim Bureau Director and are on file in the office If you have any questions you may contact the Land Bank Solicitor PURCHASER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO COMPLETE HIS HER OWN TITLE SEARCH IN ORDER TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE TITLE TO ANY PROPERTY AS OF THE DATE OF THE SALE PROPERTIES ARE SOLD AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND THE MONROE COUNTY TAX CLAIM BUREAU MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE USE CONDITION OF TITLE OR EXISTENCE OF ANY PROPERTY PH 39197745 MONROE COUNTY TAX CLAIM BUREAU

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