Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Tax Deed123,941 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

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 returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer in the large majority of counties

Governing statutestate default

Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law, 72 P.S. §5860.101 et seq.

Notes

Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax Sale Law county. Fayette County Tax Claim Bureau partners with Bid4Assets for online Upset and Judicial sales. 2026 Upset Sale: September 21, 2026 10:00 a.m. through September 22, 2026 10:00 a.m. Bid4Assets registration opens July 31, 2026 10:00 a.m. and closes September 11, 2026 10:00 a.m. Multi-step registration: Bid4Assets profile → vesting/funding/e-sign affidavit/upload ID → Bid4Assets review → mandatory virtual or in-person Tax Claim appointment → fund deposit. Property list posts ~July 20 and updates weekly. Upset does not clear most private liens; Judicial (free-and-clear) typically later (often June window on Bid4Assets). Repository list for unsold parcels.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Upset annually mid/late September (2026: Sept 21–22); Judicial typically mid-year; Repository ongoing

Platform

Bid4Assets — Fayette County Tax Claim Upset / Judicial sales ↗

Deposit rules

Complete all Bid4Assets vesting/funding steps and Tax Claim appointment before close of registration. Fund deposit per Bid4Assets storefront for the sale. Appointments first-come; missed appointments not rescheduled if slots full. Absolute last registration day announced on county Upset Sale page — follow Bid4Assets + county instructions exactly.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Upset sale: property typically remains subject to many liens (mortgages, judgments). Judicial sale: free-and-clear design after lienholder notice. Federal tax liens can survive either path.

Quiet title

Judicial sale judgments often support marketable title; upset purchasers frequently need judicial sale or quiet title for insurable resale.

Deal maths for Pennsylvania

Assessment ratio: 0.4065× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,500–$5,000 · 4 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

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.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Fayette County Tax Claim Bureau — Upset Sale ↗

Clerk of court

Fayette County Recorder of Deeds / Prothonotary ↗

Property appraiser

Fayette County Assessment Office ↗

GIS / parcel map

Fayette County GIS / Assessment parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Uniontown / county-seat core

Local government and medical employment supporting selective SF and small multifamily turns

Connellsville / Youghiogheny river corridor

Trail tourism and relative value vs. Pittsburgh-adjacent counties

Belle Vernon / I-70 edge

Mon Valley logistics access with workforce housing demand toward the Pittsburgh market