[Added 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1711]
Full payment of all claims and assessments for
any municipal improvements or installations shall be made to the Township
within 90 days from the date of notice of the claim or assessment.
If any municipal assessment or claim remains unpaid in any amount
after 90 days from the date of notice of assessment or claim then
municipal lien for the entire amount of the assessment, as more fully
described below, shall be filed against that property.
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2776, approved 11-3-2009]
The Mayor and his duly authorized designee are
hereby authorized to enter into the following payment plans with property
owners in the Township for any claims and assessment for municipal
improvements including, but not limited to, curbing and sidewalk installation
and all other municipal improvements and installations.
If full payment of the assessment or claim is
made to the Township within 45 days from the date of notice of the
claim or assessment, the amount of the assessment shall be discounted
by 1%.
A.
The property owner may elect to pay the assessment
or claim in two equal installments.
B.
In the event that this election is made and payments
are made in a timely fashion, in accordance with the schedule of this
paragraph, the Township shall bear the costs and expenses of filing
and/or satisfaction of any municipal liens filed to secure this obligation.
The property owner may elect to pay the claim
or assessment in four equal installments.
A.
Payment of the first installment shall be made to
the Township within six months from the date of the notice of claim
or assessment.
B.
Payment of the second installment shall be made to
the Township within 12 months from the date of notice of claim or
assessment.
C.
Payment of the third installment shall be made to
the Township within 18 months from the date of the notice claim or
assessment.
D.
Payment of the fourth installment shall be made to
the Township within 24 months from the date of the notice of claim
or assessment.
If any amount of any municipal claim or assessment
remains unpaid after 90 days after the date of notice of the claim
or assessment, interest on the amount remaining unpaid shall accrue
at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of notice of assessment
or claim. All such interest shall be added to and become part of the
municipal claim or assessment.
In the event that any installment payment plan
is chosen, the property owner shall also pay an administrative charge
of $50. That administrative charge is to reimburse the Township for
its additional costs incurred in processing and record keeping for
the installment payment plans, not for any expenses related to filing
and satisfying a municipal lien. This administrative charge shall
be added to the amount of the assessment or claim and any municipal
lien which is filed.
All municipal liens filed under this Part 1
shall state and include the following amounts:
In the event that any installment payment plan
is selected and all payments thereunder are made to the Township in
a timely fashion, then the Township shall bear and absorb all of the
costs and expenses of the filing and/or satisfaction of any municipal
lien filed to secure the assessment or claim.
A.
If the property owner fails to make timely payments
to the Township within 90 days or pursuant to the selected installment
payment plan, then the property owner shall bear and pay all of the
costs and expenses of the filing and/or satisfaction of any municipal
lien and the administrative charge as set forth above.
B.
In addition, the property owners shall pay any and
all costs and fees incurred in any legal action or proceeding to collect
any amount remaining unpaid of the assessment or charges, interest
or costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, which alone shall
not exceed 10% of the total amount sought to be collected.
Under any installment payment plan, the Township
shall send to the property owner, on or before the respective six
month interval payment due dates, statements showing:
