[Ord. 2011-07-01, 7/18/2011, Art. I]
Any property owner in the Township who has not paid promptly
any municipal charge owing to the Township 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 Township for its reasonable attorney fees incurred
in the collection of such delinquent charges in accordance with the
Township's schedule of attorneys fees attached hereto and incorporated
herein as Appendix A.
[Ord. 2011-07-01, 7/18/2011, Art. I]
1. At least 30 days prior to assessing or imposing attorneys fees in
connection with the collection of a delinquent account, including
municipal liens, the Township shall, by United States certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, mail to the owner of the
property being so assessed, a notice that includes the following:
A. A statement of the Township's intent to impose or assess attorney
fees within 30 days of mailing the notice.
B. The manner in which the imposition or assessment of attorney fees
may be avoided by payment of the delinquent account.
[Ord. 2011-07-01, 7/18/2011, Art. I]
Pursuant to the authority set forth in the Municipal Claims
Act, 53 P.S. 7101 et seq., the Township hereby establishes an interest
rate of 10% per annum assessable against all municipal claims from
the date of the completion of the work after it is filed as a lien,
and on claims for taxes, water rents or rates, lighting rates, or
sewer rates from the date of the filing of the lien therefore. The
interest collectible on any municipal claim arising out of a municipal
project for which the Township issued bonds to finance, however, shall
be the rate of interest of the bond issue for the project or 12% per
annum, whichever is less.