A notice shall be served upon the owner or occupant
of any premises on which any such weeds, vines, tall grasses, poison
ivy, poison sumac, poison oak or other objectionable vegetation are
permitted to grow in violation of the provisions of this chapter,
and abatement shall be required of the health hazard and nuisance
within 10 days from the date of service of such notice. The service
of such notice shall be made upon the owner or occupant of the said
premises either by delivering the same to such owner or occupant personally
or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any adult person
in charge of the said premises or, in case no such person is found
upon the said premises, by affixing the same in a conspicuous position
upon the said premises.
In the event that the owner or occupant shall
refuse or neglect to abate such health or nuisance within a period
of 10 days as required by such notice, the Township may cause such
weeds, vines, tall grasses, poison ivy, poison sumac, poison oak or
other objectionable vegetation to be cut, eradicated and removed,
keeping an account of the expenses of inspecting the premises, service
of notice and abating the health hazard and nuisance; and all such
costs and expenses shall be charged to and paid by such owner or occupant.
All costs and expenses incurred by the Township
in the abatement of such health hazards and nuisances shall be a lien
upon the premises, and whenever a bill therefor remains unpaid for
a period of 60 days after it has been rendered, the Township Solicitor
shall file a municipal claim or an action of assumpsit for such costs
and expenses, together with a penalty of 10%, in the manner provided
by law for the collection of municipal claims.