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In Re Free & Clear Sale Conducted November 19, 1998 Sale No. 10, Deed No. 23198

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 2, 2002PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Richard Popkin (Lienholder) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) which denied his Motion to Void the Judicial Tax Sale 1 of a piece of property on which he holds a lien. We vacate the order of the trial court and remand this case for the purpose set forth below.

On August 5, 1997 an Upset Tax Sale was conducted by the Luzerne County Tax Claims Bureau (Tax Bureau) on a piece of property owned by Fli-Lang Realty, Inc. for past due real estate taxes. 2 Because the upset price was not bid, the Tax Bureau petitioned the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Tracy v. County of Chester, Tax Claim BureauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. In Re Upset Sale, Tax Cl. Bureau of BerksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A. v. Lancaster County Tax Claim BureauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In re Tax Claim Bureau of Lehigh County 2012 Judicial Tax SaleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. v. FajtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. In re Sale of Real Estate By Monroe County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. 777 L.L.P. v. Luzerne County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. In Re: Adams County TCB ~ Appeal of: The Howard M. Saperstein Profit Sharing PlanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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