[Adopted 2-18-2014 by Ord. No. 905]
The "whereas" clauses herein above are incorporated into this
article.
The Borough Tax Collector or the delinquent Tax Collector, as
the case may, be is hereby authorized to utilize and enforce the provisions
of the Act of May 25, 1945, P.L. 1050, 19, 72 P.S. § 5511.19.
If any tenant fails to pay any rent to the Tax Collector following
service of a notice of distraint, the Tax Collector or other Borough
officials are authorized to institute civil litigation against such
tenant for the tenant's failure to comply with the distraint.
Such civil litigation is authorized by the Tax Collector and may be
prosecuted in the name of the Borough and initiated by any Borough
official.
Any tenant who fails to comply with a distraint notice shall
be subject to a civil penalty for such refusal in the amount of $500
for each month such tenant fails to pay, commencing on the first day
of the month following service of the distraint. Such tenant shall
also be liable for court costs and reasonable costs and fees incurred
by the Borough or Tax Collector in pursuing a remedy against a noncomplying
tenant. Any net proceeds received by the Tax Collector or Borough
shall be applied to the outstanding tax bill.
If any portion of this article is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal or unconstitutional, then it is deemed
to be the intent of Borough Council that the balance of this article
would have been enacted irrespective of said invalid portion.
This article shall take effect immediately.
