1. Lien Against Property Served by the Sewer System. Sewer rentals or charges imposed by this Part shall be a lien on the improved property connected to and served by the sewer system; and any such sewer rentals or charges which are delinquent shall be filed as a lien against the improved property so connected to and served by the sewer system, which lien shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Courts - Civil Division of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and shall be collected in the manner proved by law for the filing and collecting of municipal claims. The lien shall include costs of preparation of the lien of $80 and preparation of the satisfaction of $25 and any court costs for the filing of and satisfaction of the lien and the cost of collecting such delinquent amounts including reasonable attorney’s fees at the rate of $150 per hour. Interest shall accrue on the delinquent rental and penalty at the rate of 10% per annum. [Ord. 449]
2. Authorization of Township Officers. Proper officers of the Township are authorized and directed to do all things and to take all legal action necessary to enforce collection of sewer rates, rents and charges established and imposed and otherwise to carry out provisions of this section.
3. Cancellation of Water Service.
A. Subject to the provision set forth below, upon failure of any consumer to pay sewer rates, rents or other charges established or upon failure to comply with the provisions of this Part or rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Township may take such action as is necessary to cut-off the supply of water to the premises. In such instance, appropriate cut-off and turn-on rates shall apply.
B. Such action may be taken whenever any bill for sewer service furnished to a consumer shall remain unpaid for an excess of 60 days after the date thereof, and 5 days after mailing a delinquency notice to the customer at his latest recorded address from the books of the Township, which notice shall inform the consumer of the delinquency and the penalty and shall declare the intention of the Township to shut off and discontinue water service, in which case water service will not be restored until the bill, including penalties, together with turn-off and turn-on charges is paid.
(Ord. 117, 4-14-82; as amended by Ord. 357, 3/19/1997, § 1; and by Ord. 449, 5/5/2004, § 1)