(a) Every judgment creditor or a person who holds a mortgage on abandoned real property located within the Borough shall conduct an inspection of the property that is the security for the mortgage, or the subject of execution prior to the issuance of a notice of default of a mortgage or the issuance of a writ of execution on a judgment. If the property shows evidence of vacancy, it shall be deemed to be abandoned, and the mortgagee or judgment creditor shall, within ten (10) days of the inspection, register the property with the White Oak Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee, on forms provided by the Borough. A registration is required for each vacant property.
(b) Registration, pursuant to this section, shall contain the name of the mortgagee or judgment creditor, the mailing address, a contact name and telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address and, in the case of an out-of-area mortgagee, a property management company within 15 miles responsible for the security and maintenance of the property.
(c) An annual registration fee in the amount of $150.00 per residential property and $250.00 per commercial property, shall accompany the registration form(s).
(d) Properties subject to this section shall remain under the annual registration requirement and security and maintenance standards of this section as long as they remain vacant or show the evidence of vacancy.
(e) Any person who has registered a property under this section must report any change of information contained in the registration within ten (10) days of the change.
(Ord. 4050. Passed 4-20-15.)