A Sheriff Sale can be stopped by (1) the writ being stayed – that is all proceedings involving the sale of the property are stopped; (2) a court order; (3) a bankruptcy being filed; (4) debtor makes payment or comes to an agreement directly with the mortgage holder.
Allegheny County uses base year methodology to set assessed values. Base year methodology allows similar homes to have similar assessments by eliminating the effect of changing market conditions. Our current base year is 2012 with an effective date of value of January 1, 2012.
Tenants who live in recently foreclosed-upon properties can typically stay there until their leases are over in Pennsylvania. If the new owner has standing to evict residents after a sheriff's sale, they must give residents a 90-day notice to vacate.
Sheriff's sales are held on the second Thursday of each month at am on the third floor of the Court House Annex Building. The Sheriff's sale is an auction of the mortgaged premises pursuant to a judgement and Writ of Execution.
Setting aside sale. Upon petition of any party in interest before delivery of the personal property or of the sheriff's deed to real property, the court may, upon proper cause shown, set aside the sale and order a resale or enter any other order which may be just and proper under the circumstances.
Today, there are over 27,000 vacant lots in the City of Pittsburgh. THE CURRENT SCALE OF ISSUES CREATED BY VACANCY: COMPROMISING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS • REDUCING PROPERTY VALUES • WEAKENING THE CITY'S TAX BASE. Approximately 26% of the total number of vacant lots are City- owned.
Allegheny County uses base year methodology to set assessed values. Base year methodology allows similar homes to have similar assessments by eliminating the effect of changing market conditions. Our current base year is 2012 with an effective date of value of January 1, 2012.
Pittsburgh has 10,000 abandoned houses and empty lots, of which 1300 have reported code violations, and restoring these properties to the tax rolls would go far in helping to balance the city and school district budgets.
The Act 152 Blight Removal Program provides funding for demolition and blight remediation planning. This program uses established blight conditions to focus on demolishing hazardous structures, site preparation for development projects, and multiphase planning efforts.
The Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery Program (VPRP) acquires vacant, blighted properties and conveys them to applicants who have developed: A concrete reuse plan and. Demonstrated the capacity to implement it.