Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Tax Sales

Counties / Pennsylvania counties / Northumberland County

Quick answerNorthumberland County, Pennsylvania follows Pennsylvania tax sale law: the state sells tax deeds for delinquent property taxes. Rate / penalty: n/a — under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law no lien certificate is sold and no post-sale redemption interest is paid to the buyer. Redemption: No post-sale redemption after an upset or judicial sale under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law (72 P.S. § 5860.607(g)) in the 65 counties that use it. LienToDeed ingests this county's published sale list live; the state rules below are the law that governs its sales.

How tax sales work in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania law controls every tax sale in Northumberland County — the county runs the sale, but what is sold, what it pays and how long the owner can redeem are all set by the state:

What Pennsylvania sells	Tax deeds
Interest / penalty	n/a — under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law no lien certificate is sold and no post-sale redemption interest is paid to the buyer; in proceedings under the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law, a redeeming owner pays interest at 10% per year on each amount paid (53 P.S. § 7293) — under both the general 9-month redemption and the 3-month second-class city/county redemption
Redemption period	No post-sale redemption after an upset or judicial sale under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law (72 P.S. § 5860.607(g)) in the 65 counties that use it. Exception: in proceedings under the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law (53 P.S. § 7293), the owner may redeem within 9 months of acknowledgment of the sheriff's deed — 3 months if the property is located in a city of the second class or a county of the second class or a municipality therein (i.e. Pittsburgh / Allegheny County) — on payment of the bid amount, costs, taxes/claims actually paid, and interest at 10% per annum on each payment (the 10% applies in both cases). Philadelphia (first class) falls under the 9-month rule
When sales happen	Upset sale annually in the statutory September window (no earlier than the second Monday in September, 72 P.S. § 5860.601; e.g. Erie County Sept. 28, 2026), followed by judicial sales and repository sales later in the year
Governing law	Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. § 5860.101 et seq.; Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq. (Philadelphia, Allegheny County and electing jurisdictions)
County (Census)	Northumberland County — county, Pennsylvania · FIPS 42097

Pennsylvania's two-law split is the trap: RETSL upset-sale deeds are sold subject to surviving mortgages and liens, judicial-sale deeds are sold free and clear, and neither carries a redemption period — while MCTLA sheriff sales carry a redemption (9 months generally; 3 months in second-class cities/counties such as Pittsburgh/Allegheny). Buyer-beware and strict-notice challenges (petition to set aside within 30 days of confirmation) are the main post-sale risks.

The process, step by step

1 · The list publishes. Pennsylvania sales run on this rhythm: Upset sale annually in the statutory September window (no earlier than the second Monday in September, 72 P.S. § 5860.601; e.g. Erie County Sept. The county's sale list — the parcels actually being sold — is published ahead of the sale by the county office that runs it, and in many Pennsylvania counties also through the state's sale channels (GovEase (online — e.g. Bucks, Erie, Armstrong, York, Lawrence and Indiana counties); Bid4Assets (online — e.g. Cumberland, Fayette and Monroe counties); mostly in-person in counties that have not moved online).

2 · Register and fund — before sale day. Registration and bidder deposits are handled by the county or its sale platform and close before the sale, in most counties the day before. The amount and ID requirements are set in the county's own sale notice, not in state law — confirm them on the current published notice before you rely on them.

3 · Research every parcel. Compare the taxes owed against assessed value and recorded sales, check property type and occupancy signals, and price in the state's redemption rule above: it decides whether your money comes back with the statutory return, or your path runs to the property itself.

4 · Bid the number you wrote down. Set your max bid (deeds) or floor rate (liens) from the research, before the sale opens. The state's return is paid on the tax obligation — not on whatever extra a bidding war adds on top of it.

5 · After the sale. Owners redeem inside the window above; lists change as they do. Track the parcels you care about, because a watched property redeeming or withdrawing is information you want before — not after — you wire a deposit for the next sale.

What Northumberland County publishes — live feed

LienToDeed ingests this county's sale list directly from its published source: Northumberland County Tax Claim Bureau published Repository List. Every new listing is scored as it posts, and watched properties that redeem or withdraw are flagged before sale day.

Coverage status: Northumberland County — live alerts active

Paid members are alerted when new Northumberland County properties are listed — and if a watched property redeems before the sale.

Get Northumberland County alerts

County facts (name, state, FIPS 42097) from the US Census Bureau county list; state rules verified 2026-10-30 — sources on the Pennsylvania law page. Educational only, not investment advice.