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Lawrence County Tax Claim Bureau

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Upset Tax Sale
Upset Tax Sale
The next Lawrence County Tax Claim Bureau Tax Sale will be the 2026 Upset Sale. It will be held as an online auction on Thursday September 24, 2026 beginning at 10 AM. All bidders must pre-register online between September 7 - 11. 
 The list of properties to be sold (including the Upset price) will be published in two newspapers (New Castle News and Ellwood City Ledger) on Friday August 21, 2026. It will also be published in the Lawrence Law Journal on Monday August 24, 2026. The list will also be on public display and available for purchase on or after August 24, 2026 at the Tax Claim office at 430 Court Street in New Castle, PA. If you want to purchase a list, you may do so for $10 cash in person or by mail by sending a $10 money order payable to “Lawrence County Tax Claim Bureau” to the address below and one will be emailed back to you. If you want a paper copy mailed to you, send $15 to cover printing and postage costs.
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The Tax Claim Bureau collects delinquent property taxes for the county, plus twenty-three municipalities and three school districts located in Lawrence County.

The following taxing bodies file their delinquent property taxes with Portnoff Law Associates (City of New Castle, plus the Ellwood, Laurel, Mohawk, Shenango and Wilmington School Districts).

We conduct two sales each year in accordance with the PA Real Estate Tax Sale Law: one in April (Judicial Sale also known as the Free and Clear sale) and one in September (Upset Sale). The properties to be auctioned off are published 30 days before each sale in the New Castle News and Ellwood City Ledger and lists are available for purchase at that time.

We can be reached at phone (724) 656-2125 or by emailing taxclaim@lawrencecountypa.gov. If for some reason there is a problem reaching us at this number, please feel free to visit us at our office M-F from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM except holidays, and we will assist you with your concerns.

 

Just a reminder: We DO NOT accept personal or business checks. All payments must be made with cash or cashier’s check/money order made payable to Lawrence County Tax Claim Bureau. We also accept credit or debit card payments (Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express) but a convenience fee of 2.45% is added to the amount paid.