[Ord. 471, 10/24/2001, § 1; as amended by Ord. 534, 2/25/2009]
The Board of Supervisors of Lower Southampton Township herein establishes a real estate registry for the Township of Lower Southampton. Said registry shall include the list of tax parcels and property owners set forth in the most recent real estate duplicate provided by the County of Bucks.
[Ord. 471, 10/24/2001, § 2; as amended by Ord. 534, 2/25/2009[1]]
The owner or agent on behalf of the owner transferring any real property within Lower Southampton Township, within two business days after recording the deed or conveyance in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bucks County, shall register the deed or conveyance with Lower Southampton Township by delivering in person or by sending by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to Lower Southampton Township Manager, 1500 Desire Avenue, Feasterville, PA 19053, a certified copy of the deed or conveyance.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed original § 1-603, Stamp required, which immediately followed this section, and renumbered original §§ 1-604 through 1-606 as §§ 1-603 through 1-605, respectively.
[Ord. 471, 10/24/2001, § 4; as amended by Ord. 534, 2/25/2009]
A fee shall be charged for the registration of each deed and/or instrument of conveyance in the amount of $10 per deed; provided, however, that in the event the Uniform Municipal Deed Registration Act (Act 110 of 2008) (the "Act") is amended to permit a fee greater than $10 the fee for registration of each deed and/or instrument of conveyance shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors but shall not exceed the amount of the fee permitted by the Act. The fee shall accompany the certified copy of the deed or other instrument of conveyance registered in accordance with § 1-602 hereof.
[Ord. 471, 10/24/2001, § 5; as amended by Ord. 532, 9/10/2008; Ord. 534, 2/25/2009]
Any person who violates this part shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $600 per violation, which may be collected in a civil enforcement proceeding initiated before a Magisterial District Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 471, 10/24/2001, § 6]
The Township Manager is herein authorized to establish such rules and regulations and forms as are necessary to implement this part. The Township Manager is further directed to deliver a certified copy of this part to the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds and to the Bucks County Board of Realtors, advising same of the adoption of this part by the Board of Supervisors.