Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Sep 24, 2026 · 8 days ago

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

177

22 land-only hidden

Opening bids

177 lot(s) have no published opening bid

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

What survives this sale

Upset Sale: purchaser assumes responsibility for surviving mortgages/judgments not included in upset price. Judicial Sale: free and clear of liens if parties properly notified. Federal tax liens need separate analysis.

Montgomery County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: None in most counties for upset/judicial sales; limited redemption (90 days) survives in specific home-rule counties (e.g., Philadelphia, in narrow cases)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties
Governing statute: Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.
Population: 879,190 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: In-person (courthouse; some cycles online via third-party)
Frequency: Upset ~September (and sometimes December); Judicial ~August/December annually
Platform: Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau — Upset & Judicial Sales
Deposit rules: Pre-register per Bureau rules when required; payment typically certified funds same day. Upset opening bid covers delinquent taxes/costs; Judicial openings set by Bureau to cover collection costs. Read posted sale list and terms.

Title risk

Often used after Upset purchases; Judicial free-and-clear still benefits from underwriting and sometimes quiet title for resale.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau
Clerk of court: Montgomery County Prothonotary / Recorder of Deeds
Property appraiser: Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals / property search
GIS / parcel map: Montgomery County GIS / property maps

Areas trending up

King of Prussia / Upper Merion — Employment and retail hub with strong multifamily and owner demand
Conshohocken / Plymouth Meeting edge — Office and transit-adjacent demand supporting price resilience
Lansdale / North Penn corridor — Relative value and family-buyer liquidity in central Montco

Notes

Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law (RETSL). Montgomery Tax Claim Bureau: Upset Sale first (buyer takes subject to many liens) then Judicial Sale of unsolds (free and clear of properly notified liens). 2026 Judicial Sale Aug 20 in Courtroom B 10 a.m.; Upset Sale Sept 24 Courtroom A 10 a.m. Some prior judicial sales used GovDeals online — confirm format per notice. No post-sale redemption; strict notice compliance can void sales.

3 sources

Inherited from Pennsylvania rather than researched for Montgomery: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 22 land-only parcel(s)

Parcel	Address	Opening bid	Assessed	Spread	Status
02-00-01060-00-9	1082 DEKALB ST	—	—	—	pending
02-00-04712-00-2	230 PROSPECT AVE	—	—	—	pending
04-00-00304-00-7	230 EIGHTH AVE	—	—	—	pending
05-00-00152-00-5	110 E EIGHTH AVE	—	—

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Pennsylvania has no statewide assessment ratio. Counties assess against their own base years, some decades old, and the State Tax Equalization Board publishes a Common Level Ratio per county each year. Always use the county ratio. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.