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ARTICLE
XXXIII
COLLECTION
OF
ASSESSMENTS
Section
3301.
Assessments
Collected
by
Tax
Collector.-(a)
When
any
assessment
for
streetlights,
fire
hydrant
service,
police
protection
or
other
service
is
implemented
by
the
board
of
supervisors
and
charged
to
the
tax
collector
for
collection,
assessments
for
the
service
shall
be
filed
with
the
township
tax
collector.
The
tax
collector
shall
give
thirty
days'
notice
that
the
assessments
are
due
and
payable.
The
notice
shall
state
the
due
date
to
each
party
assessed
and
be
served
by
mailing
notice
to
the
owner
of
the
property.
The
tax
collector
is
entitled
to
the
same
commission
for
the
collection
of
these
assessments
as
for
the
collection
of
the
general
township
tax.
If
any
assessment
remains
unpaid
ninety
days
after
the
due
date,
it
shall
be
turned
over
to
the
township
solicitor
for
collection
by
means
of
an
action
in
assumpsit
for
recovery
or
a
municipal
lien
filed
against
the
property
of
the
delinquent
owner
for
the
amount
of
the
unpaid
assessment,
plus
interest
established
by
the
board
of
supervisors
from
the
date
the
assessment
was
due.
If
an
owner
has
two
or
more
lots
against
which
there
is
an
assessment
for
the
same
year,
the
lots
shall
be
embraced
in
one
claim.
Assessments,
when
collected,
shall
be
paid
over
to
the
township
treasurer,
who
shall
deposit
and
keep
them
in
a
separate
account,
to
be
paid
out
only
for
expenses
incurred
in
providing
the
service.
Each
special
assessment
account
shall
be
audited
by
the
board
of
auditors
of
the
township.
(b)
When
any
assessment
for
refuse
collection
in
special
districts
or
other
service
is
charged
against
the
owners,
occupants
or
tenants
of
property
within
the
township,
the
collection
of
which
is
charged
to
the
tax
collector,
the
assessments
for
the
service
shall
be
filed
with
the
tax
collector.
The
tax
collector
shall
give
thirty
days'
notice
that
the
assessments
are
due
and
payable.
The
notice
shall
state
the
due
date
to
each
party
assessed
and
be
served
by
mailing
to
the
owner,
occupant
or
tenant
of
the
property.
The
tax
collector
is
entitled
to
the
same
commission
for
the
collection
of
these
assessments
as
for
the
collection
of
the
general
township
tax.
If
any
assessment
remains
unpaid
ninety
days
after
the
due
date,
it
shall
be
turned
over
to
the
township
solicitor
for
collection
by
action
in
assumpsit
for
the
amount
of
the
unpaid
assessment,
plus
interest
established
by
the
board
of
supervisors
from
the
date
the
assessment
was
due
and
all
costs
incurred
in
the
collection
of
the
assessment.
Assessments,
when
collected,
shall
be
paid
over
to
the
township
treasurer,
who
shall
deposit
and
keep
them
in
a
separate
account,
to
be
paid
out
only
for
expenses
incurred
in
providing
the
service.
Each
special
assessment
account
shall
be
audited
by
the
board
of
auditors
of
the
township.
Section
3302.
Assessments
Collected
by
Township
Treasurer.-(a)
When
any
assessment
for
construction,
maintenance
and
repair
of
street,
sewer,
water,
sidewalks,
curbs
or
other
service
is
implemented
by
the
board
of
supervisors,
the
collection
of
which
is
not
charged
to
the
tax
collector,
the
assessments
for
the
service
shall
be
filed
with
the
township
treasurer.
The
township
treasurer
shall
give
thirty
days'
notice
that
the
assessments
are
due
and
payable.
The
notice
shall
state
the
due
date
to
each
party
assessed
and
shall
be
served
by
mailing
it
to
the
owner
of
the
property.
If
any
assessment
remains
unpaid
ninety
days
after
the
due
date,
it
shall
be
turned
over
to
the
township
solicitor
for
collection
by
means
of
an
action
in
assumpsit
for
recovery
or
a
municipal
lien
filed
against
the
property
of
the
delinquent
owner
for
the
amount
of
the
unpaid
assessment,
plus
interest
established
by
the
board
of
supervisors
from
the
date
the
assessment
was
due.
If
an
owner
has
two
or
more
lots
against
which
there
is
an
assessment
for
the
same
year,
the
lots
shall
be
embraced
in
one
claim.
Upon
receipt
of
payment
of
assessments,
the
township
treasurer
shall
deposit
the
assessments
in
a
separate
account,
to
be
paid
out
only
for
expenses
incurred
in
providing
the
service.
Each
special
assessment
account
shall
be
audited
by
the
board
of
auditors
of
the
township.
(b)
When
any
assessment
for
refuse
collection
or
other
service
is
charged
against
the
owners,
occupants
or
tenants
of
property
within
the
township,
the
collection
of
which
is
not
charged
to
the
tax
collector,
the
assessments
shall
be
filed
with
the
township
treasurer.
The
township
treasurer
shall
give
thirty
days'
notice
that
the
assessments
are
due
and
payable.
The
notice
shall
state
the
due
date
to
each
party
assessed
and
be
served
by
mailing
it
to
the
owner,
occupant
or
tenant
of
the
property.
If
any
assessment
remains
unpaid
ninety
days
after
the
due
date,
it
shall
be
turned
over
to
the
township
solicitor
for
collection
by
action
in
assumpsit
for
the
amount
of
the
unpaid
assessment,
plus
interest
established
by
the
board
of
supervisors
from
the
date
the
assessment
was
due
and
all
costs
incurred
in
the
collection
of
the
assessment.
Upon
receipt
of
the
assessments,
the
township
treasurer
shall
deposit
and
keep
them
in
a
separate
account,
to
be
paid
out
only
for
expenses
incurred
in
providing
the
service.
Each
special
assessment
account
shall
be
audited
by
the
board
of
auditors
of
the
township.
Section
3303.
Installment
Payments.-(a)
When
any
township
authorizes
the
construction
or
acquisition
of
any
sanitary
sewer
or
system
of
sanitary
sewers,
or
the
improvement
of
any
street
or
portion
thereof,
or
the
installation
of
curbing
or
sidewalks,
or
a
water
supply
or
water
systems,
and
all
or
part
of
the
cost
is
assessed
against
the
properties
benefited,
improved
or
accommodated
by
the
sewer
or
system
of
sewers,
or
curbing
or
sidewalks,
or
water
supply,
or
abutting
upon
the
street
or
portion
thereof,
the
board
of
supervisors
may
authorize
the
payment
of
the
assessment
in
equal
annual
or
more
frequent
installments.
The
ordinance
shall
specify
the
length
of
time
over
which
the
installments
may
be
extended
and
whether
payments
are
to
be
made
by
annual
or
more
frequent
installments.
Installments
shall
bear
interest
at
a
rate
not
to
exceed
six
percent
or
a
higher
amount
equal
to
the
amount
of
interest
on
the
indebtedness,
if
any,
commencing
at
the
time
established
by
ordinance.
If
bonds
have
been
issued
and
sold
to
provide
for
the
payment
of
any
street
improvement,
the
assessments
shall
not
be
payable
beyond
the
term
for
which
the
bonds
are
issued,
and
the
expenses
for
the
improvements
and
interest
thereon
to
the
first
day
when
interest
is
payable
on
the
bonds
shall
be
taken
as
the
cost
of
the
improvement
to
be
assessed
on
the
property
benefited.
(b)
Claims
to
secure
the
assessments
shall
be
entered
in
the
prothonotary's
office
of
the
county
at
the
same
time
and
in
the
same
form
and
shall
be
collected
in
the
same
manner
as
municipal
claims
are
filed
and
collected.
(c)
Assessments
are
payable
to
the
township
treasurer
in
quarterly,
semi-annual
or
annual
installments,
with
interest
from
the
date
from
which
interest
is
computed
on
the
amount
of
the
assessments.
(d)
If
there
is
a
default
in
the
payment
of
any
installment
and
interest
for
a
period
of
sixty
days
after
it
becomes
due,
the
entire
assessment
and
accrued
interest
shall
become
due,
and
the
township
solicitor
shall
proceed
to
collect
the
assessment
under
the
general
laws
relating
to
the
collection
of
municipal
claims.
(e)
Any
owner
of
property
against
whom
any
assessment
is
made
may
pay
the
assessment
in
full,
at
any
time,
with
interest
and
costs
thereon
to
the
due
date
of
the
next
installment,
and
that
payment
shall
discharge
the
lien.

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