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Allentown City · Lehigh County · Pennsylvania
This page connects Allentown and Lehigh County sellers with the office that handles each question, from property assessments and unpaid taxes to deeds, estates, permits, foreclosure notices, and civil legal aid. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. We serve Allentown and Lehigh County sellers; use the form below to ask for a written cash offer.
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Assessment, delinquent-tax collection, deeds, court judgments, estate records, and Sheriff sales each have a different office. The cards below match each job with its county, contact information, and official page.
Local records and offices
Property assessments, unpaid taxes, recorded deeds, estate files, judgments, and Sheriff sales each have a different county contact. The linked page and phone number show what each office handles.
Lehigh County · assessment, valuation, and parcel records
The Office of Assessment handles county assessed values and parcel-record questions. An assessment is a tax record, not today’s sale price or a delinquent-tax payoff.
610-782-3038 · 17 South Seventh Street, Room 517, Allentown, PA 18101.
Lehigh County · delinquent property taxes and tax sales
The Tax Claim Bureau handles delinquent property-tax balances, certified tax searches, and county tax-sale records. Its tax sales are separate from mortgage-foreclosure Sheriff sales.
610-782-3119 · 17 South 7th Street, Room 120, Allentown, PA 18101.
Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records · deeds, mortgages, and releases
The Recorder of Deeds Division maintains recorded deeds, mortgages, releases, and other land records. Court judgments and delinquent taxes are handled by different offices.
610-782-3162 · 455 West Hamilton Street, Room 122, Allentown, PA 18101.
Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records · probate and estate administration
The Register of Wills handles probate and estate records for Lehigh County. The correct county for estate filings generally follows where the decedent lived, not where the property is located.
610-782-3170 · 455 West Hamilton Street, Room 122, Allentown, PA 18101.
Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records · civil cases, judgments, and liens
The Civil Division, also called the Prothonotary, handles civil court cases, judgments, civil liens, and related filings. It is separate from the Recorder of Deeds and Tax Claim Bureau.
610-782-3148 · 455 West Hamilton Street, Room 122, Allentown, PA 18101.
Lehigh County · mortgage-foreclosure and execution-sale administration
The Sheriff’s Office administers mortgage-foreclosure and other court-execution sales. These are separate from Tax Claim Bureau sales for delinquent property taxes.
610-782-3175 · 455 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101.
Allentown City only · permits, inspections, code, rental registration, and presale questions
For a property inside Allentown City, Building Standards and Safety handles permits, inspections, rental registration, presale inspections, and property-maintenance questions.
Building permits and trade inspections: 610-437-7592. Rental registration and presale inspections: 610-437-7694. Community Housing: 610-437-7696. City Hall, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101.
Pennsylvania · state realty transfer-tax information
Pennsylvania Revenue explains the state realty transfer tax, exemptions, and filing information. The linked City notice describes the Allentown rate.
See the transfer-tax facts below for the Allentown notice and the company’s sale terms.
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency · mortgage assistance and counseling
Use PHFA’s HEMAP page for Pennsylvania mortgage-assistance information, Act 91 counseling instructions, and the counselor process. Have the actual notice available when you call.
PHFA HEMAP: 717-780-3940 or 800-342-2397. The program and its deadlines depend on the notice, mortgage, household, and application facts.
Civil legal aid serving Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
North Penn Legal Services lists Lehigh County in its service area and handles eligible civil legal matters involving housing, debt, and ownership.
Call 877-953-4250 to apply. Eligibility depends on income, county, case type, and the provider’s decision.
Rules that can affect a sale
These Pennsylvania and Allentown rules can affect who signs, transfer taxes, city inspections, and foreclosure timing.
Under Pennsylvania law, an appointed personal representative may generally sell estate real estate not specifically given to someone by the will, unless the will says otherwise (20 Pa.C.S. §3351). If the will specifically gives the property to someone, that person must join the sale.
A will that is silent does not automatically require court approval. Under §3353, Orphans’ Court may authorize a sale when the representative lacks statutory authority, the will denies it, or a court-supervised sale is advisable. The correct county for estate filings generally follows where the decedent lived, not where the property is located.
Inheritance tax is separate: for a resident decedent, payment is handled through the Register of Wills in the decedent’s county of residence. It becomes delinquent nine months after death; a qualifying payment within three months receives a 5% discount.
Pennsylvania Revenue describes a 1% state realty transfer tax plus applicable local tax on taxable transfers. For taxable property transfers recorded in Allentown City from January 1, 2026, the City’s December 23, 2025 notice states a 2.5% total rate unless an exemption applies. The recording submission—not the settlement date—determines the rate in that notice. The city rate does not apply to every Lehigh County property.
The 2.5% is the transaction total, not an automatic seller share or an extra tax on top. The contract and settlement statement show the allocation and exemptions for other sales. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
For a residential or commercial sale inside Allentown City, current instructions require a safety and maintenance inspection before sale. A passing inspection produces a Certificate of Compliance. If violations exist, the seller must correct them unless the buyer agrees to do so through the City’s Acceptance Form. The Buyer’s Information Report is due within three days after settlement. An as-is sale does not waive these city requirements; we can review the inspection and property questions with you.
The City’s vacant-property registry covers a building unoccupied for more than 90 consecutive days or determined vacant by an enforcement officer. Registration is due within 15 calendar days after the applicable threshold or notice, with annual renewal until the property is lawfully occupied, sold, or removed from the registry. Property-maintenance obligations still apply.
Pennsylvania Rule 3129.2 generally requires Sheriff handbills and specified written notices at least 30 days before an execution sale, a court-ordered sale. That is a notice requirement, not a universal seller deadline or a promise that a sale can be stopped; the current court process controls.
PHFA HEMAP is a repayable mortgage-assistance loan, not a grant. PHFA directs a recipient of an Act 91 notice to meet a designated counselor within 33 days of the notice date. Eligibility and any protection during processing depend on the program rules and application. Contact PHFA using the number above for the notice-specific steps.
Allentown identifies Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds, and West Park as local historic districts. Exterior work visible from a public right-of-way may require a Certificate of Appropriateness, the City’s approval for exterior changes. The linked historic maps and Historic Preservation Office explain which work needs review.
Floodplain and drainage conditions vary by property. Allentown’s map layers and FEMA’s map show floodplain information; the City Stormwater Bureau answers questions about the city storm-sewer system and flooding or water-quality work at 610-437-7587.
Situation help
Each page explains how a selling situation can affect the property questions, available sale paths, and timing.
See how estate authority, property condition, and cleanout fit into an inherited-house sale.
Open the Allentown page →Compare a sale with mortgage-foreclosure timing and PHFA counseling; a sale inquiry does not change a court deadline.
Open the Allentown page →Understand how ownership, court orders, signing authority, and proceeds can shape a property sale.
Open the Allentown page →See how a sale can account for tenants, leases, access, and possession.
Open the Allentown page →Understand Allentown inspections and what an as-is sale does and does not change.
Open the Allentown page →Consider an as-is sale when fire damage, safe access, repairs, or insurance questions matter.
Open the Allentown page →See how unpaid taxes, recorded documents, court judgments, and title review can affect a sale.
Open the Allentown page →More Allentown help
Change sale, repair, cleanout, holding-cost, and closing-cost assumptions to compare what you may keep.
Review current city housing figures and local selling costs, then ask property-specific questions.
Compare a direct sale, listing, repairs, tenants, inherited property, and timing.
Compare written terms with repairs, agent commissions, carrying costs, cleanup, showings, and closing timing.
See how a property review, written terms, title review, and closing fit together.
Browse local articles about repairs, rentals, inherited homes, neighborhoods, and selling decisions.
Review city market context, selling costs, repairs, and situation-specific next steps.
Use address-level questions about neighborhood, historic-district, repair, occupancy, and parcel maps.
Consider flood maps, known damage, repair records, insurance, drainage, and as-is-sale questions.
Understand the city inspection, buyer Acceptance Form, Certificate of Compliance, and vacant-property topics.
Compare a sale with tenants, lease and deposit questions, possession, and local inspection issues.
Reviews and contact
We serve sellers in Allentown and across Lehigh County. Share the address and the sale question you want to discuss. You receive our written offer and terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. No agent commissions when you sell to us. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
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Use the Lehigh County Office of Assessment for assessed values and parcel-record questions. Call 610-782-3038 at 17 South Seventh Street, Room 517, in Allentown. Use Tax Claim instead when the question is delinquent property taxes or a tax sale.
Call the Lehigh County Tax Claim Bureau at 610-782-3119, 17 South 7th Street, Room 120, Allentown. Ask about the current parcel balance, certified tax search, notices, and sale status. Tax Claim sales are separate from mortgage-foreclosure Sheriff sales.
Use the Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds Division for recorded deeds, mortgages, releases, and related land records. The office is at 455 West Hamilton Street, Room 122, and its phone is 610-782-3162. A recorded-document search is a starting point for a property-specific title review.
The Lehigh County Register of Wills, 610-782-3170, keeps probate and estate records for Lehigh County. Who can sign depends on the appointed personal representative, the will, and any applicable court order; the estate-authority section below explains Pennsylvania’s rules.
The Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office, 610-782-3175, administers mortgage-foreclosure and court-execution sales. Tax Claim handles delinquent property-tax sales; those are separate processes.
For a property inside Allentown City, Building Standards and Safety handles permits, inspections, rental registration, presale inspections, and property-maintenance questions. Call 610-437-7592 for building and trade inspections, 610-437-7694 for rental registration and presale inspections, or 610-437-7696 for Community Housing.
For taxable Allentown City property recorded from January 1, 2026, the City notice states a 2.5% total rate unless exempt; the recording submission date, not the settlement date, determines the rate. The contract and settlement statement show allocation for other sales. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax.
PHFA HEMAP is a mortgage-assistance program with a counselor process. Have the actual notice available and contact PHFA at 717-780-3940 or 800-342-2397 for the notice-specific steps and deadline. The program facts and eligibility conditions are summarized in the Pennsylvania section on this page.
North Penn Legal Services lists Lehigh County in its service area. Apply at 877-953-4250 or use its current intake information online. Eligibility depends on income, county, case type, and acceptance, so use the provider’s intake process rather than assuming representation.