Repository Tax Sales

Arrive to the Repository Sale ONE HOUR prior to the Sale to get your Bidder number.A button linking to the Wayne County Tax Sale Lists.Public Repository Sale

Following the Judicial Sale, unsold properties are placed on a Repository list. The Wayne County Tax Claim Bureau will hold a Public Repository Sale on a quarterly basis, with sales being held in February, May, August and November. Starting bid will be the amount of cost accrued for each property.

Repository Sales are scheduled on the following dates:


Pre-Registration Paperwork Mailed to:

Wayne County Tax Claim, 925 Court St. Honesdale, PA 18431

2025 SALE DATES

Procedure After Repository Sale

Full payment is required upon all purchases the day of sale. Payments we ACCEPT, Cash (larger bills required), Money Orders, Cashiers Checks, Personal Check (with a letter of Credit. Checks made payable to; Wayne County Tax Claim.

*We encourage you to pay with a Personal Check , you will need a Letter of Credit (sample of Prospective Bidders Page) to help make the process of paying go smoother when the Tax Sale is over.

Deed will go in your name within 30 days from the Sale and you will get your Deed in 45 – 60 days to the address on your Bidder Registration Form.


Sale Guidelines

This Sale occurs after it goes through Judicial Sale and remains in the owner’s name on the Repository list until it sells at sale. These properties are sold "Free and Clear" of Liens, Judgments and Mortgages of record, to the extent we have successfully identified and service process on interested parties. The purchase price is the Cost accrued and $25 deed prop fee along with  2 % transfer tax and $74.75 deed recording feel added to the final bill.

  • Owners have up to the day of the sale to pay for their property.
  • We recommend you research the property to make sure everyone was notified.

Tax Sale Bidders:

Required Documents

  1. Bidder Registration Form -Repository Sale
  2. Certification For Pre-registration

Useful Documents

  1. Pre-Registration Requirements
  2. Sample Letter of Credit