An opinion recently issued by the Commonwealth Court may have dramatically changed the way tax sales in Philadelphia are viewed by delinquent property owners and third-party bidders.
In City of Philadelphia v. F.A. Realty Investors, 2014 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 341 (June 27, 2014), the Commonwealth Court held that a property owner in Philadelphia may redeem a property sold at a tax sale, without restriction, under the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act, 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq., so long as the property owner exercises this right of redemption prior to the acknowledgment of the sheriff’s deed.
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