Tax Claim

Home  Government  Support Services  Tax Claim

Tax-Window-2006Holly Martz
Dauphin County Administration Building
2 South Second Street
Harrisburg, PA  17101
Phone: (717) 780-6125
Email: taxclaim@dauphinc.org

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

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

CASH PAYMENTS NO LONGER ACCEPTED. PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BY CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIER’S CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER. CERTAIN DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED IN PERSON WITH PROPER ID, ADDITIONAL FEES WILL BE APPLIED.

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.

2018-2020 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.

2018-2020 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. 

EFFECTED IMMEDIATELY THE MINIMUM BID REQUIREMENT AMOUNT FOR REPOSITORY AND JUDICIAL SALES WILL BE INCREASED TO $1,000.00

Online Information:

Delinquent Tax File
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