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Ordinance sets tiered registration fees for vacant and defaulted mortgage properties
Summary
Ordinance 26-09 adds semiannual registration fees for vacant/defaulted mortgage properties ranging from $500 to $2,000 per six-month period and authorizes enforcement including certifying unpaid amounts as liens on the property.
Merchantville’s Borough Council adopted Ordinance 26-09 on May 11 to amend Chapter 25 with a new fee structure for vacant and defaulted mortgage properties. The ordinance establishes semiannual registration fees: $500 for initial registration (up to six months), $500 for seven to 12 months, $1,000 for 13–18 months, $1,000 for 19–24 months, $1,500 for 25–30 months, $1,500 for 31–36 months, and $2,000 for subsequent six-month periods.
The ordinance also establishes enforcement: if an owner, operator or occupier fails to pay within specified notice periods, the Code Enforcement Officer may certify the defaulted payment to the Borough Council and the amount may be charged against the land and become a lien to be collected as taxes with interest. Council approved the ordinance on a motion by Mr. Perno and a second by Mr. Woods.
