[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Silverdale as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-2-1999 by Ord. No. 254]
Any property owner in the Borough who has not
paid promptly any municipal charge owing to the Borough for which
the property becomes charged or assessed pursuant to the Municipal
Claims Act, 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq., shall also include an
amount sufficient to compensate the Borough for its reasonable attorney
fees incurred in the collection of such delinquent charges at the
same hourly rate being paid by the Borough to its Municipal Solicitor.
The actual fees paid by the property owner shall
reflect the actual time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty
of the questions involved and the skill requisite to properly undertake
collection and representation of the Borough, the customary charges
of the members of the Bar for similar services, the amount of the
delinquent accounts collected and the benefit to the Borough for the
services provided.
[Adopted 6-4-2001 by Ord. No. 263]
Any property owner in the Borough who has not
paid promptly any municipal charge owing to the Borough for public
improvements or for the nonpayment of taxes, water rents, lighting
rates, sewer rates, or trash removal and pickup, and for which the
property becomes charged or assessed pursuant to the Municipal Claims
Act, 53 P.S. § 7143 et seq., shall also owe the Borough
interest on the municipal lien, to be assessed at a rate of 10% per
annum. If the municipal lien, however, is filed in connection with
bonds issued by the Borough, the interest shall be assessed on such
claims at the rate of interest of the bond issue or at the rate of
12% per annum, whichever is less. For liens arising from public improvements,
the interest shall run from the date of the completion of the work
for which the property is liable. On liens for taxes, water rents,
lighting rates, sewer rates, or trash removal and pickup, the interest
shall run from the date of the filing of the lien.
This article applies to all outstanding and
future outstanding municipal liens.
The delinquent property owner is responsible for any cost, expense, or fee incurred in the collection of the unpaid charge, claim or lien against the owner's property, including attorneys' fees as provided for in Article I of this chapter.
