Tax Claim Bureau Payment Plan Practices
Summary
Speakers revisited the case of Gloria Gaynor, whose home was sold over about $30,500 in unpaid property taxes, and asked council and state lawmakers to add redemption rights to Pennsylvania's municipal claim and tax lien law. One speaker confirmed her passing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Homeowners behind on property taxes if redemption rights are added to state law.
Homeowners who lose properties to tax sales with no ability to redeem them under current law.
Mentions & discussions (2)
County Council - Sep 16, 2026
A speaker alleged the Tax Claim Bureau gives payment plans to some property owners (citing council members' rental properties) while denying a widow with a prior default. The solicitor cited state law barring new payment plans for three years after a default, and said no one gets plans on non-primary residences.
County Council - Feb 4, 2026
Speakers revisited the case of Gloria Gaynor, whose home was sold over about $30,500 in unpaid property taxes, and asked council and state lawmakers to add redemption rights to Pennsylvania's municipal claim and tax lien law. One speaker confirmed her passing.
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