AND NOW, this 2nd day of June 2021, this Court recognizes that the 

U.S. Federal Government has approved funding to assist certain homeowners 

with payment of  delinquent mortgages and/or delinquent taxes through the 

Homeowner Assistance Fund (“HAF”) established by the American Rescue Plan 

Act  of  2021.    This  Court  further  recognizes  that  the  Commonwealth  of 

Pennsylvania  will  receive  over  350  million  dollars  of  HAF  funds  to  assist 

homeowners, but that these funds will not be available for distribution until 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has submitted a plan for the use of HAF 

funding  to  the  Department  of  Treasury  and  that  plan  is  approved  and 

implemented.   

Accordingly, in order to provide sufficient opportunity for such funds to 

be  disbursed  to  prevent  unnecessary  and  irreversible  sales  of  property  in 

Allegheny County, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 

all Sheriff Sale Proceedings in Allegheny County for non-payment of property 

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ORDER OF COURT 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA 
 
WESTERN DISTRICT 

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IN RE: CONTINUANCE OF 
SHERIFF SALE PROCEEDINGS 
FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL 
REAL ESTATE 
 

 

taxes  and/or  mortgages  of  residential  properties  scheduled  for  the  June  7, 

2021  regularly  scheduled  monthly  sale  are  hereby  continued  to  the  July  6, 

2021 sale date and are subject to further postponement as set forth below.  

All  Sheriff  Sale  Proceedings  scheduled  for  non-payment  of  property  taxes 

and/or  mortgages  of  residential  properties  on  July  6,  2021  (including  those 

postponed  by  this  Order  from  June  7,  2021)  and  August  2,  2021,  shall  be 

postponed to September 7, 2021 or a subsequent date at the selection of the 

Plaintiff, subject to the following exceptions: 

  Properties for sale where the judgement was issued before January 1, 

2020, may proceed on July 6, 2021, or August 2, 2021, as scheduled. 

  Properties for sale which are vacant may proceed on the July 6, 2021 

sale date or the August 2, 2021 sale date, provided that the Plaintiff or 

moving  party  seeking  the  sale  files  an  affidavit  affirming  that  the 

property  is  uninhabited  and  that  the  homeowner  is  no  longer  living 

there.  Such  affidavit  shall  be  filed  with  the  Allegheny  County 

Department of Court Records, Civil Division with a copy provided to the 

Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office and all parties.  The affidavit must be 

in substantially the form attached hereto.  Such affidavit must be filed 

on or before June 25,  2021 to proceed on the July 6, 2021 sale date, 

and on or before July 23, 2021 to proceed on the August 2, 2021 sale 

date.  

  Properties for sale which are not owner-occupied may proceed on the 

July 6, 2021 sale date or the August 2, 2021 sale date, provided that 

the Plaintiff or moving party seeking the sale files an affidavit affirming 

that the property is not owner-occupied. Such affidavit shall be filed with 

 

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the Allegheny County Department of Court Records, Civil Division with 

a copy provided to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office and all parties.  

The affidavit must be in substantially the form attached hereto.  Such 

ffidavit must be filed on or before June 25, 2021 to proceed on the July 

6,  2021  sale  date,  and  on  or  before  July  23,  2021  to  proceed  on  the 

August 2, 2021 sale date.  

  Plaintiffs or moving parties seeking a sale on July 6, 2021 or August 2, 

2021,  which  otherwise  would  be  postponed  under  this  Order,  may 

petition  the  Court  for  allowance  for  the  sale  to  proceed  without 

postponement  on  the  basis  that  the  matter  will  not  qualify  for  relief 

through  the  use  of  HAF  funds  or  for  other  good  cause  shown.  Such 

Petition  must  be  filed  in  the  Allegheny  County  Department  of  Court 

Records,  Civil  Division  with  copies  to  the  Allegheny  County  Sheriff’s 

Office and all parties and must be scheduled with the General Motions 

Judge for presentation.  Such Petition must be filed on or before June 

25, 2021 to proceed on the July 6, 2021 sale date or on or before July 

23, 2021 to proceed on the August 2, 2021 sale date.  

No postponement fees shall be assessed as a result of this Order. 

This Order does not affect the Sheriff Sale of commercial property 

or parcels of undeveloped vacant land.  Those sales may proceed 

as scheduled on June 7, 2021, or thereafter.  

This Order does not affect the ability of a defendant to file a motion 

to  stay  a  Sheriff  Sale  in  any  case  or  to  seek  assistance  from  the 

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Civil Division Save Your 

Home Program. 

 

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The  Allegheny  County  Sheriff’s  Office  shall  publish  this  Order  in  the 

Pittsburgh Legal Journal, post a copy on its website and social media pages, 

and shall read the Order at its regularly scheduled sale on June 7, 2021. 

 

 

BY THE COURT: 

Kim Berkeley Clark 
President Judge 

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA  )   
COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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AFFIDAVIT TO SUPPORT ALLEGHENY  
COUNTY SHERIFF SALE PROCEEDING 
FOR UNINHABITED/VACANT  
PROPERTIES 

Case No. __________________ 

Sheriff Sale No._____________ 
 _________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________ 

I, ______________________________, do hereby affirm that I, the plaintiff/moving 

party or attorney for the plaintiff/moving party seeking the Allegheny County Sheriff’s 

sale, for the property at issue, do hereby affirm that the property is uninhabited and 

vacant.  The address at issue is: 

__________________________ 

 House number and street 

__________________________ 

City/State/Zip code 

Parcel ID # 

_____________________________________ 

________________________ 

_______________________ 

Signature of Plaintiff/Moving Party/Attorney  

Date 

his statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. §4904 related to 

unsworn falsification to authorities. 

_________________________ 

_______________________ 

Signature of Plaintiff/Moving Party/Attorney  

Date 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA  )   
COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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AFFIDAVIT TO SUPPORT ALLEGHENY  
COUNTY SHERIFF SALE PROCEEDING 
FOR NON OWNER-OCCUPIED  
PROPERTIES 

Case No. __________________ 

Sheriff Sale No._____________ 
 _________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________ 

I, ______________________________, do hereby affirm that I, the plaintiff/moving 

party or attorney for the plaintiff/moving party seeking the Allegheny County Sheriff’s 

sale, for the property at issue, do hereby affirm that the property is NOT an owner-

occupied property.  The address at issue is: 

__________________________ 

 House number and street 

__________________________ 

City/State/Zip code 

Parcel ID # 

_____________________________________ 

________________________ 

_______________________ 

Signature of Plaintiff/Moving Party/Attorney  

Date 

his statement is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. §4904 related to 

unsworn falsification to authorities. 

_________________________ 

_______________________ 

Signature of Plaintiff/Moving Party/Attorney  

Date 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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