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Holly Martz
Dauphin County Administration Building
2 South Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 780-6125
Email: taxclaim@dauphincounty.gov

Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Payments accepted until 4:00 PM

Please notify the Tax Assessment Office at (717) 780-6101 if you have moved and your mailing address has now changed. It is
the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that their mailing address is always up to date.
*Please note that Dauphin County residents are not relieved from paying taxes due to not receiving notification of taxes due.

All Tax Assessment and Tax Claim Bureau information continues to be available at https://www.dauphincounty.org/services/property_and_taxes/index.php.

Payment Policy

Dauphin County Tax Claim Bureau’s preferred payment methods are Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order.

Certain Debit/Credit Cards will also be accepted in person with proper ID (Additional fees will be applied). Alternatively, if

the aforementioned payment options are not available to the payer, cash will also be accepted.

NO PERSONAL OR BUSINESS CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Payment can be made online at: County of Dauphin | Property Search (dauphinpropertyinfo.org)

Or by phone at: 1-877-690-3729 – Jurisdiction Code 7512, entire 15-digit parcel number is required. (##-###-###-7 0’s)

If you need to submit payments, there is a drop box outside, to the left of the main entrance of the building.

The Tax Claim Bureau is responsible for the collection of all delinquent real property taxes on behalf of the County, municipalities, and school districts located in Dauphin County. (Steelton-Highspire School District delinquent real property tax is collected by Portnoff Law Associates beginning with the 2018 tax.) In this statutory collection process, the Bureau receives unpaid accounts from the 39 municipalities, via tax collectors and/or treasurers within Dauphin County, provides statutorily mandated notices to owners, and administers Upset Tax Sales, Judicial Tax Sales, bankruptcies, and the repository of unsold properties. (Steelton Borough delinquent real property tax is collected by Portnoff Law Associates beginning with the 2018 tax.) The Bureau also provides various tax certifications regarding paid and unpaid delinquent taxes as requested.

Tax Certification
A tax certification is an official document produced on Tax Claim Bureau letterhead stating whether there are or are not delinquent real estate taxes due on a parcel.
A tax claim statement accompanies this document, which reflects the amount of delinquent taxes owed on that parcel as of the certificate date. If no delinquent taxes are due, the claim statement will reflect that information.
The cost for a tax certification is $15 per parcel.

Tax Sale Abstract
A Tax Sale Abstract is an official document produced by the Tax Claim Bureau after the tax sale of a parcel. An abstract includes the date and type of sale, owners name(s), sale notice dates and type of service, posting and advertisement dates and the purchasers name(s).
An Upset Sale Abstract provides information regarding the notification and type of service to owner(s) and co-owner(s).
A Judicial Sale Abstract provides the same information as the Upset Sale Abstract, as well as lien holder(s) and type of service of sale notification.
A Repository Sale Abstract provides the same information as Judicial Sale Abstracts.
The cost for a tax sale abstract is $25 per parcel, per sale.

2018 and future tax years - Real Property Tax for Steelton-Highspire School District will be collected by Portnoff Law Associates – this includes districts 30, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61.

2018 and future tax years - Real Property Tax for Steelton Borough will be collected by Portnoff Law Associates – this includes districts 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING PORTNOFF COLLECTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THEM AT 866-211-9466.

Online Information:

Judicial Sale
Repository Sale
Tax District Numbers
Upset Sale
Steelton-Highspire School District delinquent real property tax is collected by Portnoff Law Associates beginning with the 2018 tax