[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001, § 1]
This Part is adopted pursuant to the authority provided in § 1601 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 66601.
[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001, § 2]
The requirements of this Part shall apply to each and every purchaser, devisee, grantee, or other person acquiring title to real property in the Township of Wrightstown.
[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001, § 3]
The Board of Supervisors of Wrightstown Township herein establishes a Real Estate Registry for Wrightstown Township, which registry shall include the list of tax parcels and property owners set forth in the 1992 real estate duplicate provided by the County of Bucks.
[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001, § 4; as amended by Ord. 280, 2/2/2009]
The owner or an agent on behalf of the owner transferring any real property within Wrightstown Township, within two business days after recording the deed or conveyance in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bucks County shall register the deed or conveyance with Wrightstown Township by delivering or sending a certified copy of the deed or conveyance by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to Wrightstown Township Administrator, 2203 Second Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA 18940.
[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001, § 6; as amended by Ord. 280, 2/2/2009]
A fee shall be charged to the registration of each deed and/or instrument of conveyance in the amount of $10 per deed; provided, however, that in the event the [Uniform Municipal Deed Registration] Act is amended to permit charging a fee greater than $10, the amount of the fee shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors but shall not exceed the amount of the fee permitted by the Act. The fee shall accompany the copy of the deed or other instrument of conveyance registered in accordance with § 17-104 hereof.
[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001, § 7]
The Township Administrator is herein authorized to establish such rules and regulations and forms as are necessary to implement this Part. The Township. Administrator is further directed to deliver a certified copy of this Part to the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds and to the Bucks County Board of Realtors advising the same of the adoption of this Part by the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 180, 6/18/2001; as added by Ord. 280, 2/2/2009]
Any person who violates this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $600 per violation which may be collected in a civil enforcement proceeding initiated before a District Justice of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.