Borough of Forest Hills, PA E Real Estate Taxes, Municipal Claims and Other Municipal Service Fees.

§ 1-541 Short Title.

[Ord. 1036, 2/20/2013, § 1]

This Part 5E shall be known as the "Act 20 Ordinance."

§ 1-542 Collection Process.

[Ord. 1036, 2/20/2013, § 2]

Every delinquent claim, charge, tax, assessment, levy, fee or obligation owed to the Borough by any person or on any property, there shall be added to such claim, charge, tax, assessment, levy, fee or obligation such attorneys' fees, charges and expenses incurred in the collection process subsequent to proper notification to taxpayers of the intent to impose attorneys' fees and costs of collection on delinquent obligations. Such additional charges shall be collected in addition to such interest and penalties as are allowed by law. They shall further be collected in the same manner and with the full authority as other municipal claims of any nature, and shall be deemed to be a municipal claim and collectable and lienable as such.

§ 1-543 Attorneys' Fees.

[Ord. 1036, 2/20/2013, § 1]

1. Attorneys' fees charged to delinquent parties shall be 10% of the total municipal claim and/or tax delinquency. Said attorneys' fees, charges and expenses are hereby deemed to be reasonable, fair and necessary in order to allow the Borough to collect such sums due.

2. Said attorneys' fees, charges and expenses incurred pursuant to this Part shall be in addition to any tax, penalty, interest, costs or fees already part of the delinquent account or assessment.

3. Said attorneys' fees, charges and expenses shall be added to all unpaid real estate tax or municipal claims of any nature arising or imposed on or after December 19, 1990, or which become delinquent or are re-determined to be delinquent subsequent to this date. Prior to the time when such fees, charges and expenses are added to any underlying claim, the appointed delinquent collector shall first give the delinquent party such notice as required by law. The delinquent collector shall so notify the delinquent party by sending such notice to the delinquent parties' last known address by mailing notices in the manner prescribed by Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law of 1923, 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq., as amended.