Another option is to get a court order to postpone a sheriff's sale, which might be possible, depending on the reason for a sheriff's sale. Accomplishing this may be a lengthy process in Pennsylvania.
The Plaintiff in the case may cancel or adjourn a Sheriff's Sale. Typical reasons for doing so include settlement or bankruptcy.
Filing for bankruptcy, even on the eve of the sale, will stop the sale, take your house off the list, and provide time for you to approach a federal bankruptcy trustee with a reorganization plan or numbers justifying why some of your debt should be discharged.
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.
At the auction if no one else bids then the lender will win and will be the legal owner. After the sale you can check the county records to make sure the deed is transfered out of your name.
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.
A Sheriff Sale can be stopped by (1) the writ being stayed –that is all proceedings involving the sale of property is stopped; (2) a court order; (3) a bankruptcy being filed. (4) payment of the full amount due in full.
Pursuant to 3129.3, a Sheriff Sale may be continued, postponed, or adjourned to a certain sale date two times within the 130 days of the originally scheduled sale. Properties may be removed at any time, by proper authority.
Assessed value is the dollar value assigned to a home or other property for tax purposes. It takes into consideration comparable home sales, location, and other factors. Assessed value is not the same as fair market value (what the property could sell for) but is often calculated as a percentage of it.
Again, there are three (3) different property taxes (County, School and Local). Allegheny County Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the county property assessment by the current millage rate for each specific taxing entity and then adding all three tax bills.