§ 160-4. Delinquent bills; penalties.

A. 

Quarterly charges. All quarterly charges for sewer service shall be subject to a penalty of 10% per annum if not paid within the first 60 days after the date of the bill, If not paid within 90 days after becoming due, the Township shall have the right to cut off sewer or water service from the delinquent premises and not to restore the service until all delinquent bills against the premises and the cost of cutting off and restoring service shall have been paid.

B. 

All persons connected to the sewer system must give the Township their correct address to which the bills are to be sent. In the absence of any address having been provided to the Township by the owner, the Township shall be authorized to send the bill to the owner at the address of the property connected to the public sewer system. Failure to receive bills will not be considered an excuse for nonpayment, nor permit an extension of the period during which bills are payable at face amount, nor be an excuse to avoid the imposition of any penalty, nor otherwise be an excuse to prevent the Township from taking any action permitted under the Township's ordinances or under any applicable law.

C. 

Payments made, as evidenced by the United States Post Office mark, on or previous to the end of the period during which the bills are payable at face will be deemed to be a payment within such period. All persons connected to the sewer system must give the Township their correct address to which the bills are to be sent. In the absence of any address having been provided to the Township by the owner, the Township shall be authorized to send the bill to the owner at the address of the property connected to the public sewer system. Failure to receive bills will not be considered an excuse for nonpayment, nor permit an extension of the period during which bills are payable at face amount, nor be an excuse to avoid the imposition of any penalty, nor otherwise be an excuse to prevent the Township from taking any action permitted under the Township's ordinances or under any applicable law.

D. 

All sewer rentals, together with all penalties thereon, not paid on or before the end of one year from the date of each bill shall be deemed to be delinquent. All delinquent sewer rentals and all penalties thereon shall be a lien on the property served and shall be entered as a lien against such property in the office of the Prothonotary of Montgomery County and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of such liens.