Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 5511.27. Recovery of taxes paid over by tax collector

In case a tax collector pays the taxes levied against any real property or personal taxes without having collected the same, he shall be entitled to collect the same from the person who is liable therefor so long as his warrant remains in force, or in the case of real property have the taxes filed as a lien to his use in the office of the prothonotary, if the period for the filing of such lien has not expired.