City of Connellsville v. Fayette County Tax Claim Bureau

SOLOMON, J.,

This matter is before the court on the plaintiff’s petition to remove property from tax claim sale. The defendant has challenged, inter alia, the jurisdiction of this court to hear this matter.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The city of ConnellsviUe is the owner of the Connellsvüle Community Center. From 1983, when the city acquired the property, until 1988, the center was tax exempt. On November 24, 1987, the city received notice that the property’s status for assessment purposes had been changed from exempt to taxable. The center was eventuaUy scheduled to be sold at tax claim sale as the…