[HISTORY: Derived from Sec. 8-7 of the 2003 Revised General
Ordinances of the Township of Willingboro. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 170.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authorization provided
in N.J.S.A. 17:36-8 through 17:36-13.
No insurance company authorized to issue fire insurance policies
in the State of New Jersey shall pay to a claimant any claim in excess
of $2,500 for fire damages on any real property located within the
Township of Willingboro, pursuant to any fire insurance policy issued
or renewed after the adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter
derives and the filing of such ordinance with the State Commissioner
of Insurance, until such time as anticipated demolition costs and
all taxes and assessments and all other municipal liens or charges
due and payable appearing on the official certificate of search or
all taxes, assessments and other municipal liens or charges due and
payable appearing on the official certificate of search shall have
been paid either by the owner of such real property or by the insurance
company pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:36-10 or the Township submits to the
insurance company a copy of a resolution adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A.
17:36-11.
[Amended 1-21-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-02]
The Township Council may enter into an agreement, when authorized
by a duly adopted resolution, with the owner of any fire-damaged property
to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal
liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-19 or for the redemption
of a tax sale lien by installment payments pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-65
et seq., if the Township Council is satisfied that the claim for fire
damages is to be used to restore or improve the fire-damaged property.
