Whenever it shall appear necessary and expedient to the Board
of Commissioners of the Township of Haddon, for the preservation of
the public health, safety, general welfare or to eliminate a fire
hazard, to remove from lands lying within the limits of the Township
of Haddon brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious
growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris, the Board of Commissioners
shall cause notice thereof to be given to the owner of such lands,
and said owner shall, within 10 days after notice thereof, remove
the same.
In case the owner of any such lands shall refuse or neglect
to remove the said brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris within 10 days
after notice thereof, it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement
Officer to remove the same or cause the same to be removed.
The cost of such removal shall be certified by said Code Enforcement
Officer to the Board of Commissioners of Haddon Township, who shall
examine the cost as shown thereon and, if found to be correct, shall
cause said cost to be charged against said lands; and the amount so
charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be
added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed
and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same
rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers
and in the same manner as taxes.