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Brookhaven council hires Portnoff Law Associates to collect delinquent municipal claims
Summary
Council voted to hire Portnoff Law Associates and to advertise an ordinance that would shift collection fees to delinquent taxpayers. Portnoff’s representative said the process uses the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act and includes hardship options and short initial demand fees.
Brookhaven Borough Council voted on March 2 to appoint Portnoff Law Associates to handle collection of delinquent municipal claims and to advertise an ordinance authorizing the firm to collect and to shift collection costs to delinquent payers.
The solicitor introduced the two-step proposal: a motion to appoint Portnoff as the borough’s collector and a separate motion to advertise an ordinance that would put collection fees and costs onto delinquent accounts rather than the borough. After a Portnoff representative described the firm’s process,…
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