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Philadelphia Tax Sheriff Sale Explained — The First-Class-City Municipal Claims Act Carveout

By Joseph Petrusky | January 12, 2026

How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances Philadelphia is not on the same Pennsylvania tax sale rails as Montgomery County or Delaware County. The Real Estate Tax Sale Law – the two-stage Upset Sale / Judicial Sale framework –…

Pennsylvania Judicial Tax Sale — Free and Clear, No Redemption, and the Point of No Return

By Joseph Petrusky | January 5, 2026

How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances If your Pennsylvania property went to the Upset Sale and did not sell, you are now in the most dangerous window of the entire tax-sale process. The county Tax Claim Bureau has…

Pennsylvania Upset Tax Sale Explained — Notice Rules, Lien Survival, and the 2-Year Threshold

By Joseph Petrusky | December 29, 2025

How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances If your property is on a Pennsylvania county Tax Claim Bureau’s list for an upcoming Upset Sale – typically held annually in September across Montgomery, Delaware, and most other Pennsylvania counties –…

Sell a Home in Pennsylvania Tax Sale — Upset Sale vs. Judicial Sale and How to Act Before Either One

By Joseph Petrusky | December 22, 2025

How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances Pennsylvania’s tax-sale system is unlike almost any other state’s. It runs in two sequential stages – the Upset Sale and the Judicial Sale – and they do very different things to your…

What to Do The Week You Get an Act 91 Notice in Greater Philadelphia

By Joseph Petrusky | December 15, 2025

How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances If a certified envelope marked with an Act 91 notice just landed on your kitchen table in Greater Philadelphia, the first thing you should know is this: you are not alone, and…

HEMAP Explained — The Pennsylvania Mortgage Assistance Program That Can Pause Your Foreclosure

By Joseph Petrusky | December 8, 2025

How A House in Probate Impacts Your Finances Most states do not have anything like HEMAP. Pennsylvania does, and that single fact is one of the most important pieces of information for any Pennsylvania homeowner facing foreclosure. HEMAP – the…