Pennsylvania § 6309 - Collection of assessments.

§ 6309. Collection of assessments.

(a) Authority.--The board of commissioners shall have the power to authorize the township treasurer or other township official to collect assessments.

(b) Procedure.--The following shall apply to the collection of assessments:

(1) A township may collect an assessment that remains unpaid for 60 days after personal notice was given under section 6306 (relating to notice of assessment) unless an installment agreement has been entered into under section 6308 (relating to payment of assessments in installments).

(2) An assessment made under this chapter may be collected in the same manner as municipal claims under the act of May 16, 1923 (P.L.207, No.153), referred to as the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law, or by instituting a civil action against the owner of the benefited property.

(3) Interest on an unpaid assessment shall begin to accrue from the time of completion of the improvement at a rate not to exceed 6% per year unless a bond is issued for the improvement, in which case the maximum interest rate shall be as provided in section 9 of the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law.

(4) If a property owner has two or more lots against which there is an assessment for the same improvement, all of the lots may be embraced in one claim.

(5) Assessments, whether paid one time or by installments, shall be payable at the office of the township treasurer or any other place designated by ordinance.