Tax Claim Bureau

The Tax Claim Bureau is the collector of delinquent property taxes. Delinquent property taxes are returned to the bureau on or before January 31 for the prior calendar year. Beginning February 1, the Tax Claim begins to accrue interest at an annual rate of 9 percent. The Bureau, through a Reminder Notice and a Return and Claim Notice, contacts the taxpayers to make arrangements for payment. If the unpaid taxes are delinquent for two (2) years the property owner is sent a Tax Sale Notice and the property is posted by a constable or sheriff deputy in accordance with the Real Estate Tax Sale Law (Act 542 of 1947 as amended). The bureau has legal jurisdiction to sell tax delinquent property and the bureau conducts various type sales.