[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-27-2014 by Ord. No. O-9-2014]
The Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns, after providing service to any parcel of real property owned by any person other than the state or an agency or subdivision thereof in the Township of Franklin, shall have the right to make application to the Tax Collector of the Township of Franklin for the imposition of a lien on such parcel upon terms and conditions as follows:
A. 
A service charge, cost or fee of the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns with regard to any parcel of real property owned by any person other than the state agency or subdivision thereof in the Township of Franklin is unpaid as and when due.
B. 
The Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns shall file in the office of the Tax Collector of the Township of Franklin a certified delinquency statement showing the amount and date due to such an unpaid balance for the service charges and identifying such parcel, by lot and block number and address, which identification may be sufficiently made by reference to the Assessment Map of the Township of Franklin.
The Tax Collector of the Township of Franklin shall record, within 30 days of the receipt of that statement provided in § 387-1B hereinabove, as a lien any unpaid service charges plus interest at the rate charged by said Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns, in the same manner as prescribed by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14B-42 or by agreement entered into between the Township of Franklin and the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns.
Whenever any outstanding service charge, cost or fee and any subsequent service charge with regard to such parcel and all interest accrued thereon shall have been fully paid to the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns, such statement shall be properly withdrawn or canceled, and notice of the same shall forthwith be provided to the Tax Collector of the Township of Franklin.
The Tax Collector or other official of the Township of Franklin charged by law with the duty of enforcing municipal liens on real property shall enforce, with and as any other municipal lien on real property in such Township, all service charges and the lien thereof shown in any statement filed with said Collector or officer by the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns pursuant to the preceding sections of this article and N.J.S.A. 40:14B-42 and shall pay over to the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns the sums or prorated share of the sums obtained upon liquidation of any property acquired by the Township of Franklin or otherwise obtained by virtue of such enforcement.
In the event that a service charge of the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns, with regard to any parcel of real property, shall not be paid when due, interest shall accrue and be due to such Utility, its successors or assigns on the unpaid balance at the rate charged by them until such service charge and interest thereon shall be fully paid.
All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Township of Franklin in the filing and enforcing of such lien shall be added to said liens and be chargeable to the owners of the real property against which the liens have been placed. Said costs and expenses shall be retained by the Township of Franklin or reimbursed by the Water Utility of the Borough of Newfield, its successors or assigns upon tender of an invoice in proper form thereof.