[Adopted 9-16-2014 by Ord. No. 1190]
The "whereas" clauses hereinabove are incorporated into this
article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: A complete copy of Ord. No. 1190, including
said clauses, is on file in the Borough offices.
The Borough Tax Collector or the Delinquent Tax Collector, as
the case may be, is hereby authorized to utilize and enforce the provisions
of the Act of May 25, 1945, P.L. 1050, § 19, 72 P.S. § 5511.19,
as amended. If any tenant fails to pay any rent to the Tax Collector
following service of a notice of distraint, the Tax Collector and/or
other Borough officials are authorized to institute civil litigation
against such tenant for the tenant's failure to comply with the
distraint. Such civil litigation is authorized by the Tax Collector
and may be prosecuted in the name of the Borough and initiated by
any Borough official.
Any tenant who fails to comply with a distraint notice shall
be subject to a civil penalty for such refusal in the amount of $500
for each month such tenant fails to pay commencing on the first day
of the month following service of the distraint. Such tenant shall
also be liable for court costs and reasonable costs and fees incurred
by the Borough or Tax Collector in pursuing a remedy against a noncomplying
tenant. Any net proceeds received by the Tax Collector or Borough
shall be applied to the outstanding tax bill.
