Legal Opinion
In Re the Upset Sale of Properties
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 30, 1989No. 1927 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALISH, Senior Judge.
Lawrence Marra appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, which sustained objections to the tax sale of property belonging to Pedro Torres for the non-payment of 1981 real estate taxes, and set aside the sale of the property. We affirm.
The Pennsylvania Constitution and the United States Constitution through the Fourteenth Amendment provide that no person shall be deprived of his property except by due process of law.
Thus, we have consistently held that the notice provision of tax sale statutes must be strictly complied with in order to guard…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hess v. WesterwickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Ross AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Teslovich v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Chester County Tax Claim Bureau AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- In re Exceptions to Sale of Property of MolchanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Darden v. Montgomery County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- York v. RoachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Reilly v. Susquehanna County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In re Sale by Tax Claim Bureau of Bedford CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- In the Matter of: Tax Sale 2018-Upset ~ Appeal of: B.M. Kemmler & O.G. KemmlerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020