Whenever it shall appear necessary and expedient to the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Haddon, for the preservation of the public health, safety, general welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard, to remove from lands lying within the limits of the Township of Haddon brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris, the Board of Commissioners shall cause notice thereof to be given to the owner of such lands, and said owner shall, within 10 days after notice thereof, remove the same.
In case the owner of any such lands shall refuse or neglect to remove the said brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris within 10 days after notice thereof, it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to remove the same or cause the same to be removed.
The cost of such removal shall be certified by said Code Enforcement Officer to the Board of Commissioners of Haddon Township, who shall examine the cost as shown thereon and, if found to be correct, shall cause said cost to be charged against said lands; and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.