Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to make an insurance
company, association or exchange liable for any amount in excess of
proceeds payable under its insurance policy or for any other act performed
pursuant to this chapter or to make the Township or any public official
of the Township an insured under a policy of insurance or to create
an obligation to pay delinquent property taxes or unpaid removal liens
or expenses other than as provided in this chapter.
An insurance company, association or exchange making payment
of policy proceeds under this chapter for delinquent taxes or structural
removal liens or removal expenses incurred by the Township shall have
full benefit of such payment, including all rights of subrogation
and of assignment.
This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its
purpose to deter the commission of arson and related crimes, to discourage
the abandonment of property and to prevent urban blight and deterioration.
The Secretary of the Township of shall transmit a certified
copy of this chapter promptly to the Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development.
Any owner of property or any named insured or insurer who violates
the provisions of this chapter or who shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements hereof shall be sentenced, upon conviction thereof,
to pay a fine not greater than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of
payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
30 days. Each day in which an offense shall continue shall be deemed
a separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any sentence,
clause or section of this chapter is for any reason found to be unconstitutional,
illegal or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of
any of the remaining provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared
as a legislative intent that this chapter would have been adopted
had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid provision been included
herein.