Sewer rentals or charges imposed by this part shall be a lien upon the property connected to and served by the sewer system and any such sewer rentals or charges which are not paid in accordance with this part, at the discretion of this Township, shall be filed as a lien against the property so connected to and served by the sewer system, which lien shall be filed in the appropriate office of the County of Berks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as provided by law, and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collecting of municipal liens and claims.
The Township of Spring hereby approves the Statement of Collection Policies and Procedures for the collection of delinquent unpaid taxes, user charges, utility charges and other charges (the "account(s)") covered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Claims and Tax Lien Law, Act of May 16, 1923 (P.L. 207, No. 153), amended December 19, 1990 (53 P.S. § 7101, et seq.) (The Municipal Claims Law), as further amended by Pennsylvania Act No. 1 of 1996, (P.L.1, No. 1) (53 P.S. § 7106) (the "Act"), or such other policies and administrative statements as may be approved by the Board of Supervisors for the Township by resolution or other formal enactment from time to time including the collection of attorneys' fees for services rendered in connection with the enforcement of this part.
The Township may require any water supplier to shut off the water supply to any property with respect to which the user charge imposed hereby is unpaid until all such charges, together with interest and penalties as aforesaid, are paid.