Monday, December 08, 2008

real property - tax sale - redemption - timely petition

U.S. Bank Natl. Assn. v. Parker - Superior Court - December 8, 2008

http://origin-www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Superior/out/s56038_08.pdf

Upon payment of all the necessary costs and fees, the owner of any property sold under tax or municipal claim may redeem the property at anytime within nine months of acknowledgement of the sheriff’s deed. 53 Pa. C. S. § 5293(a).

It is undisputed that the sheriff’s deed was acknowledged on March 19, 2007. Thus, Appellant had until December 19, 2007, in order to file her petition to redeem. Unfortunately for Appellant, she filed her petition on December 24, 2007, i.e., five days late.