[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Springettsbury 11-20-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-11;
amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-18
(Ch. 1, Part 11, of the 2003 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
If the full amount of any bill for services rendered
by the Township relating to sewage, water, solid waste or the abatement of
nuisances shall not be paid within 30 days from the date of billing, a penalty
of 5% shall be added to the amount due and the amount of the billing plus
the amount of penalty shall become the gross amount due. If any bill remains
unpaid 30 days after the billing date, interest at the rate of 10% per annum
shall be added to the unpaid balance. Charges imposed by the Township shall
be a lien on the property serviced by the Township for which the charge was
incurred and any such charges, which are not paid as aforesaid, shall be filed
as a lien against the aforesaid property so serviced by the Township, which
lien shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of York County, Pennsylvania,
and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collecting
of municipal claims.
B.
At least 30 days prior to the entry of a lien pursuant
to the Municipal Lien Law, the Township shall mail notice to the property
owner by certified mail, return receipt requested. If, within 30 days of mailing
the notice, the certified mail is refused or unclaimed or the return receipt
is not received, then at least 10 days prior to entry of a lien the Township
shall mail notice to the property owner by United States First Class Mail.
The notice shall be mailed to the property owner's last known post office
address by virtue of the knowledge and information possessed by the Township
and by the county officer responsible for assessment and revisions of taxes.
The notice shall include a statement of the Township's intent to impose
or assess attorney fees within 30 days of the mailing of the notice if by
certified mail or within 10 days of the mailing of the notice if by regular
first class mail, if applicable, and the manner in which the imposition or
assessment of attorney fees may be avoided by payment of the delinquent account.
C.
Any bill which is entered as a lien pursuant to the Municipal
Lien Law shall include all penalties, interest as aforesaid,
costs of lien and attorneys fees in an amount to be established, from time
to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
