[Adopted 2-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-03]
Nothing in this article shall be construed to make an insurer
liable for any amount in excess of proceeds payable under its insurance
policy or for any other act performed pursuant to this article 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 article.
An insurer making payments of policy proceeds under this article
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 article 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 shall transmit a certified copy
of this article promptly to the Pennsylvania Department of Community
and Economic Development.
Any owner of property, any named insured or insurer who violates
the provisions of this article 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 article are severable. If any sentence,
clause or section of this article 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 article. It is hereby declared
as a legislative intent that this article would have been adopted
had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid provision been included
herein.
Any ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby repealed.