[Ord. No. 25-06, 11/6/2025]
Pursuant to Section 208 of the Real Estate Tax Sales Law ("RETSL"), 72 P.S. § 5860.201 et. seq., the Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau is hereby affirmed as the agent of the Township for the collection and prosecution of all real estate tax claims made pursuant to the RETSL and is considered a third-party collector for purposes of the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act (MCTLA), 53 P.S. § 7101, et. seq.
[Ord. No. 25-06, 11/6/2025]
In accordance with the MCTLA and RETSL, interest shall be charged on taxes so returned from and after but not before the first day of the month following the return. Interest shall be charged at the rate of 9% per annum.
[Ord. No. 25-06, 11/6/2025]
Pursuant to Section 7106 of the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act, 53 P.S. § 7101, et seq. (the "MCTLA"), it is hereby established that the reasonable charges, expenses and fees incurred in the collection of any delinquent account under the MCTLA are hereby fixed at 5% of the total amount of the delinquent taxes (including interest and penalties), and that additional reasonable attorney's fees incurred in the collection of any delinquent taxes shall be fixed at 1% of the total amount of the delinquent taxes (including interest and penalties), and that said charges for attorney's fees and for all charges, expenses and fees set forth herein, shall be paid to the County of Montgomery through the Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau in lieu of payment of commission pursuant to Section 207 of the RETSL.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 72 P.S. § 5860.207.
[Ord. No. 25-06, 11/6/2025]
The proper officials of New Hanover Township are hereby authorized and empowered to take such additional action as they may deem necessary or appropriate to implement this part.