[Adopted 9-15-1986 by Ord. No. 843 (Ch. 24, Part 1, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
Real estate taxes commencing with the calendar year 1987 shall
be payable at a discount of 2% for the two-month period commencing
one day after the date of the original tax notice. Taxes shall thereafter
be payable at face amount for the next ensuing two-month period.
Taxpayers who fail to make payment during said four-month period
from the date of the tax notice shall then be charged a penalty of
10% which shall be added to the tax to be collected by the Tax Collector
and shall be so collected by the Tax Collector.
This article shall be effective for the year 1987 and for all
subsequent years, or until amended by the Board of Commissioners by
simple resolution. However, upon changing the date of the tax notice,
it shall be the obligation of the Board to publish the date when the
tax notices will be sent. For purposes of this resolution for 1987,
the date of the tax notice shall be May 1, 1987.
[Added 7-17-2014 by Ord. No. 1089]
A.
The Township Tax Collector or the Delinquent Tax Collector as the
case may be is hereby authorized to utilize and enforce the provisions
of the Act of May 25, 1945, P.L. 1050, 19, 72 P.S. § 5511.19.
If any tenant fails to pay any rent to the Tax Collector following
service of a notice of distraint, the Tax Collector or other Township
officials are authorized to institute civil litigation against such
tenant for the tenant's failure to comply with the distraint.
Such civil litigation is authorized by the Tax Collector and may be
prosecuted in the name of the Township and initiated by any Township
official.
B.
Any tenant who fails to comply with a distraint notice shall be subject
to a civil penalty for such refusal in the amount of $500 for each
month such tenant fails to pay commencing on the first day of the
month following service of the distraint. Such tenant shall also be
liable for court costs and reasonable costs and fees incurred by the
Township or Tax Collector in pursuing a remedy against a noncomplying
tenant. Any net proceeds received by the Tax Collector or Township
shall be applied to the outstanding tax bill.
