Sarah E. Minnick   Director   Fayette County Courthouse 61 East Main Street Uniontown, PA 15401    Telephone:724-430-1208           Fax:724-430-4887     Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Open during lunch
Mission Statement   The Tax Claim Bureau collects delinquent real estate tax for the 42 districts in Fayette County.  The Bureau is responsible for notifying taxpayers of delinquent taxes and pending sales.    The Fayette County Tax Claim Bureau was created when the Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law (Act 542 of 1947) was enacted. The purpose of Act 542 is to promptly return properties with delinquent real estate taxes to the productive tax rolls. The act also provides a uniform system of eliminating title disputes and solving problems from the previous system.   The provisions of certain divestitures of liens and encumbrances appear to attract purchasers to tax sales, thus transferring non-taxpaying properties to the current tax roles and into the hands of responsible taxpayers. The Tax Claim Bureau receives approximately fourteen thousand (14,000) delinquent returns each year. The general activities that take place in the Tax Claim Bureau are collections, tax sales, and distribution of paid taxes. The Bureau also works very closely with all political sub-divisions with taxing authority.  Employees:  Account Clerk I   Glenn Siple      Account Clerk I   Elizabeth Kerns    Account Clerk II   Bethany Freed

Tax Sales are Judicial, commonly known as Free & Clear Sale, in March and Upset Sale in September.  

Distribution for monies collected are made monthly to taxing districts.

UPSET and JUDICIAL (free & clear) SALE

This Office is responsible for the Upset Sale and the Judicial Sale both held yearly. 

The Upset Sale is held the fourth Monday of September (Buyer Beware-All Sales Final).  Properties listed for this sale carry with them all liens and judgments recorded in the Courthouse.  Properties not sold in the Upset Sale may carry over into a Judicial Sale.  Our Upset sale is September 26th, 2011 in courtroom number one in the Uniontown Courthouse. We will be assigning bidder numbers starting at 8:30 in front of the courtroom. If you are planning on bidding you NEED to be assigned a number. Our list can be viewed at the following link Upset 2011 list.  Final List Properties listed for the Judicial Sale (free & clear sale) will be held in the Spring of 2011(Buyer Beware-All Sales Final) must have a title search performed.  All owners, lien and judgment holders are notified of sale.  Liens and judgments do not follow the property. Method of payment for both sales are cash, money order, certified check or official check.  Personal checks will be accepted if accompanied with bank letter.  Credit/debit cards are Not accepted for the Upset and Judicial Sale.