[Ord. 180, 8/17/1982]
This Part shall be known and may be cited as "The Township of
Richland Abandoned, Nuisance and/or Dangerous Buildings or Structures
Ordinance."
[Ord. 180, 8/17/1982; as amended by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991;
by Ord. 325, 7/3/1996; and by Ord. 336, 2/5/1997]
1. Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part shall,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
Part. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
2. The property, the subject matter of the declaration, shall also be
subject to the costs of any removal of the nuisance or dangerous condition
by razing, repair or reconditioning at the direction of the Zoning
Officer on behalf of the Township plus a penalty in the amount of
10% of such costs. Removal, repair or reconditioning may be ordered
upon the expiration of 20 days from the notice of declaration by the
Zoning Officer if the violation remains uncorrected. The costs of
same plus the penalty above stated shall constitute a lien upon the
property in favor of the Township and said lien may be perfected by
either the filing of a municipal claim or an action in assumpsit.