[Ord. 413, 11/13/2002, § 1]
The following definitions shall apply to the interpretation
and enforcement of this Part:
Red Hill Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Any report of an alleged property maintenance violation to
a Borough official necessitating investigation by the Red Hill Borough
Code Enforcement Officer and resulting in a finding that there is
no indication of a property maintenance violation as alleged by the
person or entity reporting the alleged violation.
[Ord. 413, 11/13/2002, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to make three
or more unfounded reports to any Borough official alleging property
maintenance violations in a consecutive twenty-four-month period.
[Ord. 413, 11/13/2002, § 1]
Any person or entity causing or permitting three or more reports
of unfounded property maintenance violations to a Borough official
in a consecutive twenty-four-month period violates this Part and shall,
upon presentation by Borough, pay all costs and expenses associated
with the investigation by the Code Enforcement Officer for the third
and all subsequent unfounded reports of property maintenance violations.
Any person or entity who fails to pay the aforesaid expenses within
30 days from the day they are notified shall, upon conviction, be
sentenced to pay all costs incurred by Borough for the third and any
subsequent unfounded reports of property maintenance violations in
a twenty-four-month consecutive period, court costs and a fine not
in excess of $300. All violators shall be served by certified mail.
