[Adopted 9-20-2011 by Ord. No. 1074]
Pursuant to the Municipal Claims Act, the Borough of Brookville hereby adopts the following
schedule of attorney's fees in connection with the collection
of municipal claims and municipal liens as follows:
A. Municipal liens.
(1) For issuance of the thirty-day certified mail notice letter, the
sum of $100;
(2) For preparation and filing of the municipal lien, the sum of $250;
(3) For preparation and filing of the praecipe and writ of scire facias,
the sum of $500;
(4) For any additional work required on a contested municipal lien, an
hourly rate of $150;
(5) For a Sheriff's sale proceeding, the sum of $500 minimum for
work and document preparation on each lien plus an hourly rate of
$150 for any additional work required;
(6) For any additional work required, the sum of $150 per hour;
(7) All above sums shall be additive.
Pursuant to the Municipal Claims Act, the Borough of Brookville hereby sets the interest rate
applicable to all municipal claims and municipal liens at a rate of
10%.
Court costs, filing fees and charges applicable to all municipal
claims and municipal liens shall be additional expenses to be collected
from the debtor.
The current fees for liens previously filed are hereby reaffirmed
and shall remain in effect for those liens filed prior to the effective
date of this article.