Saved By An Act Of God And A Technicality

On January 28, 2013, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in City of Reading v. Zeiber, No. 995 C.D. 2012 (Cmwlth. Ct., Jan. 28, 2012), reversed an order of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas denying a Petition to Set Aside Sheriff's Sale of Real Property (the "Petition") filed by Janice Lee Zeiber ("Ms. Zeiber"). 

This matter stemmed from a tax lien filed by the City of Reading (the "City") at 427 North 12^th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania (the "Property") on June 18, 2007.  After approximately four years, the Trial Court issued an order directing that the Property be sold at Sheriff's sale, which was later scheduled for September 9, 2011.  Prior to the anticipated Sheriff's sale, the City sent Ms. Zeiber a copy of the Court's decree ordering the Property's sale, along with the details of the time, place and date of sale as is required by Section 39.2(c) of the Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Act ("MCTLA").