Clearfield County, PA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Clearfield County, seat of Clearfield: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Announcements
- The sale date is published on the county court calendar rather than on the Tax Sale Info page.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Pre-registration is mandatory and closes well before the sale.
- County office
- 814-765-2641, ext. 5006
On this page
How Clearfield County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Clearfield County Tax Claim Bureau
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- Pre-registration is mandatory and closes well before the sale.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Pre-registration is mandatory and closes well before the sale. The bureau's packet states that "Effective August 2022, ALL prospective bidders are required to pre-register not less than 10 days prior to the sale date" and that "No registrations will be accepted after the cut-off date. NO EXCEPTIONS." Three items are required: a Bidder Registry Form, a copy of a photo ID, and the affidavits. Individuals give name, address and phone; businesses add an EIN and a list of all officers; limited liability companies add an EIN and a list of all members, managers and other persons with an ownership interest. The notarized Affidavit of Bidder certifies under 72 P.S. 5860.601(d) that the bidder owes no delinquent real estate taxes to any Clearfield County taxing district, has no municipal utility bill more than one year outstanding in Pennsylvania, has not had a landlord license revoked in the county, is not bidding for or acting as agent for a barred person, has no uncorrected housing code violation, and was not the owner of the property before the sale. A false statement on the registry form is prosecutable as a second degree misdemeanor. Forms go to the Tax Claim Bureau at 230 East Market Street, Suite 121, Clearfield.
Sale format and venue
Clearfield County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Clearfield County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Clearfield County Tax Sale Info page, tax sale list and pre-registration packet for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Clearfield County Tax Claim Bureau as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Clearfield County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Clearfield County Tax Sale Info page, tax sale list and pre-registration packet. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Pre-registration is mandatory and closes well before the sale. The bureau's packet states that "Effective August 2022, ALL prospective bidders are required to pre-register not less than 10 days prior to the sale date" and that "No registrations will be accepted after the cut-off date. NO EXCEPTIONS." Three items are required: a Bidder Registry Form, a copy of a photo ID, and the affidavits. Individuals give name, address and phone; businesses add an EIN and a list of all officers; limited liability companies add an EIN and a list of all members, managers and other persons with an ownership interest. The notarized Affidavit of Bidder certifies under 72 P.S. 5860.601(d) that the bidder owes no delinquent real estate taxes to any Clearfield County taxing district, has no municipal utility bill more than one year outstanding in Pennsylvania, has not had a landlord license revoked in the county, is not bidding for or acting as agent for a barred person, has no uncorrected housing code violation, and was not the owner of the property before the sale. A false statement on the registry form is prosecutable as a second degree misdemeanor. Forms go to the Tax Claim Bureau at 230 East Market Street, Suite 121, Clearfield.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Pennsylvania due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold properties
Every Real Estate Tax Sale Law county keeps a repository for unsold properties: anything still unsold after a judicial sale is placed there, and the bureau must make the list available to the public during normal office hours. The bureau may, with the written consent of each taxing district where the property sits, set a minimum purchase price and accept any offer at or above it without court approval and without published notice. Consent is deemed given if a district does not respond within 60 days, and a district may require the buyer to appear before its governing body. The buyer files an affidavit with the same information a bidder registration requires. The deed conveys free and clear of all tax and municipal claims, mortgages, liens, charges and estates except separately taxed ground rents, and the bureau records it at the buyer's expense. A former owner may not buy their own property out of the repository. Prices, forms and turnaround are set county by county, so confirm the process with the tax claim bureau.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- The Tax Claim Bureau is on the first floor of the Courthouse Annex at 230 East Market Street, Suite 121, Clearfield. County office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4 pm. Heather Clark is listed as director, and the bureau's fax is 814-765-7652.
- The sale date is published on the county court calendar rather than on the Tax Sale Info page. The file is linked under the label Annual Court Calendar 2024 but the document inside is the 2026 Clearfield County Court Calendar, version 7/16/2026.
- The county's current website is clearfieldcountypa.gov. The bureau's registration packet still directs bidders to www.clearfieldco.org, the legacy site, whose department pages now return server errors, so use the .gov site for forms and lists.
- The Assessment and Tax Claim page states that delinquent tax information is available on Edge with the appropriate subscription, and that tax certifications cost $10 as of January 1, 2023.
- An upset sale conveys the parcel subject to recorded mortgages, liens and estates not covered by the upset price, while a judicial sale conveys clear title. Check which sale a parcel is in before bidding, and order a title search for anything offered at the upset sale.
Pennsylvania rules
- Redemption
- Under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law there is no redemption of any property after the actual sale. The owner's last opportunity is to discharge the tax claim before the sale by paying the claim and interest, any other tax claim or judgment and interest, all accrued unpaid taxes, and the record costs, or a smaller amount the political subdivision agrees to accept. Payment before July 1 of the year following the notice of claim removes the property from the sale list entirely. Payment after that date but before the actual sale still stops the sale, though the parcel and the owner's name may already appear in the advertising.
- Deed deposit
- The Real Estate Tax Sale Law sets no deposit and no buyer premium. What it does require is pre-registration: anyone intending to bid at an upset or judicial sale must appear and register at the bureau no less than 10 days before the sale, once per scheduled sale, and a county may charge a fee for filing the application. The application names the applicant, and every officer, member and manager if the applicant is not an individual, and carries an affidavit that the applicant owes no delinquent real estate taxes anywhere in the Commonwealth, has no municipal utility bill more than one year outstanding, is not acting for a person barred under section 601(d), and has not let an uncorrected housing code violation stand after conviction in the last three years. A false statement is prosecutable as a second degree misdemeanor. The bureau sends the list of registered bidders to every municipality in the county at least five days before the sale.
- Surplus proceeds
- The bureau distributes tax-sale proceeds, after repaying costs advanced by taxing districts and its own 5 percent commission, in this order: Commonwealth tax liens, then the taxing districts in proportion to the taxes due them, then taxing districts or municipal authorities for municipal claims, then mortgagees and other lien holders in order of record priority whether or not the sale discharged them, and last the owner of the property. Before paying anything out the bureau petitions the court of common pleas to confirm the schedule of distribution, and an absolute confirmation is final and nonappealable as to every listed distributee. If no claim for the owner's balance is presented within three years of the sale, that balance goes to the taxing districts pro rata and the county keeps the interest it earned.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Aug 10, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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