Union County Delinquent Tax Office Cancels Upset Continuation Sale No Properties Available

Union County’s delinquent-tax page was updated to say the scheduled “upset continuation sale” has been canceled because there are no properties available for sal, a clipped web notice shows, but the brief message did not identify which Union County issued the posting. The lack of a timestamp, link or county identifier in the notice left county offices in both Union, South Carolina, and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, as plausible sources for the cancellation.

Union County, South Carolina’s Delinquent Tax Office page lists Delinquent Tax Collector Kacie Petrie and operational rules that would normally govern a continuation sale. The South Carolina page names Kacie Petrie, gives a phone number of (864) 429-1617, an email for bidder pre-registration at kmpetrie@countyofunion.com, and an office address of 203 West Main Street, Union, SC 29379 with hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The page states that “Pre-registration for the tax sale opens two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled sale date” and that “Registration will not be available on the day of the sale under any circumstances.” The Delinquent Tax Office also posts bidding rules: “Bids will be assigned on a first come basis, cash only. Payment due at the time the bid is assigned.” The SC site explicitly references a 2025 Tax Sale held November 3, 2025 and notes the Forfeited Land Commission will assign unsold properties with a list available at the Union County Auditor’s Office beginning Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

Union County, Pennsylvania’s Tax Claim Bureau in Lewisburg uses different language and schedules. The PA page lists Finance Director Jeffrey McClintock, a contact phone number of (570) 524-3847, and a mailing address at Union County Government Center, 155 N 15th St, Lewisburg, PA 17837. The PA bureau advertises an Upset Tax Sale scheduled for September 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. and details tax-lien procedures including: “Tax Lien certifications may be sent to the Union County Tax Claim Bureau along with a $5.00 check made payable to: ‘Union County Tax Claim Bureau’. In order to process your request, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope.” The PA bureau also notes it sends upset sale notices for properties that are two years delinquent plus current taxes.

The immediate practical impact for bidders and delinquent taxpayers is unclear from the truncated cancellation notice. The posted text does not explain whether “no properties available” means there were no unsold parcels, that parcels failed eligibility checks, or that other legal holds removed properties from the continuation list. South Carolina penalty timelines on the Delinquent Tax Office page remain relevant to taxpayers: taxes are payable by January 15 with no penalty, after January 15 add 3% to the base tax amount, after February 1 add 10%, and after March 16 add 15% plus execution cost.

Because the brief cancellation message did not identify a county or provide a timestamp, verification requires checking each county’s page or contacting the offices directly. For the South Carolina Delinquent Tax Office contact Delinquent Tax Collector Kacie Petrie at (864) 429-1617 or kmpetrie@countyofunion.com. For the Pennsylvania Tax Claim Bureau contact Finance Director Jeffrey McClintock at (570) 524-3847. The next concrete county timetable on record here is the Union County, SC note that a Forfeited Land Commission assignment list would be available January 14, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., and the Union County, PA Upset Tax Sale had been scheduled for September 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. County officials should clarify which office published the cancellation, the exact wording and timing of the update, and whether the cancellation is final or subject to rescheduling.