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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY
6415 (Rear) CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICSBURG, P A 17050
CIVIL DIVISION
Plaintiff,
No.: DS -.;].ID MLD
Vs.
RICHARD D. ALBERTSON
6603 CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICS BURG, P A 17050
P ARCEL# 38-18-1332-038
Defendant.
MUNICIPAL CLAIM FOR SEWER RATES
TO: PROTHONOTARY
SIR/MADAM:
Silver Spring Township Authority, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, by its attorneys
JAMES, SMITH, DIETTERICK & CONNELLY, LLP, hereby files its claim for the sewer rate
charged against the real estate hereinafter described, located in Silver Spring Township,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and sets forth its claim as follows:
Statement of Claim
1. The name of the municipality by which this claim is filed is Silver Spring
Township Authority.
2. The Authority under and by virtue of which this sewer rate was charged is as
follows: (a) Section 4 of the Act of 1945, P.L. 382, 53 P.S. 9306, Municipalities
Authorities Act of 1945, as amended; and (b) Resolution of Silver Spring
Township Authority, adopted December 11, 1991, establishing the sewer rates
and regulations of Silver Spring Township Authority for the sewer system for the
Township of Silver Spring, and authorizing the collection and enforcement of
sewer rates in this manner prescribed by law.
3. All acts, conditions, events and things required to be done by Silver Spring
Township Authority under the Acts of Assembly ofthe Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania have been done and performed in due and legal form so as to entitle
Silver Spring Township Authority to a lien for the payment ofthe sewer rates for
which this claim is filed.
4. The name of the owner(s) or reputed owner(s), of the property against which this
claim is filed is Richard D. Albertson.
5. The property against which this claim is filed is known and numbered as 6603
Carlisle Pike, Silver Spring Township, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania 17050.
6. This sewer rate was charged for sewer service furnished to the above-described
property, the sewer lines which services same being installed in 1979 and the
sewer rate being charged for the period commencing January 1, 2004 to and
including the present.
Rental, Penalties, Interest. Collection Fee and Costs
AS OF December 31. 2004
Sewer Rents through 2nd Quarter 2005
Penalties through June 8, 2005
Attorney' Fees
Court Costs and Fees
TOTAL:
$ 530.95
$ 53.10
$ 1,000.00
$ 2.025.00
$ 3,690.45
Plus additional attorneys' fees and costs incurred by Silver Spring Township Authority in
collection of the above claim in accordance with the attached fee schedule authorized by
Resolution of Silver Spring Township Authority.
7. Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 9 1692 et seq.
(1977), Defendant(s) may dispute the validity of the debt or any portion thereof.
If Defendant(s) does so in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of this
pleading, Counsel for Plaintiff will obtain and provide Defendant(s) with written
verification thereof; otherwise, the debt will be assumed to be valid. Likewise, if
requested within thirty (30) days of receipt of this pleading, Counsel for Plaintiff
will send Defendant(s) the name and address of the original creditor if different
from above.
Payment of the above claim not having been made, enter the same in the proper
Municipal Lien Docket and Judgment Index.
ITH, DIETTERICK &
LLP
By:
Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
PA LD. #55650
P.O. Box 650
Hershey, P A 17033
(717) 533-3280
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY
6415 (Rear) CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICSBURG, P A 17050
CIVIL DIVISION
Plaintiff,
No.:
MLD
Vs.
RICHARD D. ALBERTSON
6603 CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICS BURG, P A 17050
PARCEL# 38-18-1332-038
Defendant.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of truniciPal Claim for Sewer
Rents was served on the following this ~ day of 1',~_r "-I'j , 2005, via
First Class U. S. Mail, Postage Pre-paid:
Richard D. Albertson
6603 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, P A 17050
Respectfully S
JAMES, S
By:
Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire
Attorney LD. #55650
P.O. Box 650
Hershey, P A 17033
(717) 533-3280
SlLVER SPRING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY
CLlMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
RESOLUTION NO.A-2002-02
.-\ RESOLlJTION APPROVING COLLECTION PROCEDURES AND
ADOPTLNG A SCHEDULE OF A TTOR1'\lEY FEES TO BE ADDED TO
THE AlllOUNT COLLECTED AS PART OF MUNICIPAL CLA IiVlS
FOR DELINQUENT SANITARY SEWER ACCOUNTS.
WHERE,\S. 10 be Lm ,C' :111 r:ne IXt)n, "f the StIver Spnng T,]\VliShlP Authonty \ the
".:\utltc!ri!y"\, i1 1:\ neCc5S:U')' fl-\f the Authority to reCl)VCr prumptly the ~lml,)llnt of delinqUent ~Ul1.1
,-dher nlunIL'i~);1l ('h(U"~e:,. 2nd d \1e((,sSJf:'>\ thl\iugh it'g31 prOl.'c:\\mg; ;}nd
WHEREAS. ill the p~\otthe arnountlecllvered in such proceedings has been depleted by
the ,'nst of re1son:lble JtlOmey fees incuned by the Authonty [n the pruceedmgs. thereby
nuking. U1 the C~lse of smaller chims. enforcement n,,1 fll1c1nciCllly feasible; and
WHEREAS, the Genera] Assembly of Pennsylvania has recenlly enacted, as an
:llnendment lel the MwucipaJ Clillffis ACt, Act No. I of ] 996 (the "ACI"), which au tho riLes the
:\ddmg of the :lml1WH nf reasonable attomey fees and costs the total payable with reopect to
tmpaid ta~es and other mUl1JcipaJ claims, but oruy [f tile municip:llity involved has approved by
reStllutlon a schedule of reast)J13ble alt,)mey fees; :md
\VH.EREAS, the Authority hilS de(etmined Ihat it is in Ihe best mteres( of aU tile rate
p:iyers to have VIgmons enforcement of all delinquent and otlIer lmpaid chcu-ges. utilizing the
procedmes set forth in the Act; and
VvHEREAS, the Authority has leviewe\1 the subject of atlomey fees for cQUedlOn
matters, and has determined thai the fees set forlh in the schedule hereby adupted em: reasonaDle
in JmO\Dl! t'ur the services herem described.
NOW THEREFORE, [T rs HEREBY ORDAll'JED A.ND ENACTED by the Board oj
\i'.\~ Sliver Springs Township Authot"1ty JS Follov;"c;:
1. Schedule of Fees.
I oj The /\uthorrty hereby :1pproves the folluwing schedule of attomey fees for
services ill connection with the cuUection ot' Accounts, which is hereby
determinezlto be fair and reasonable compensatIon for the services set tlmh
below, aU in aCCOrd2J1Ce IYith the principals set fonh in Section 3 la.l) of the
tvlunlCip;,tl Claims Law ilS amended by Act No. ] of 1996 ((he "ACI"):
Legal Services
Fee For Services
Lmtial Review and ser.d first demand
Letter & Title repoil
:], 200.00
Flk !tell find ,end second demand letter:
I'refl;Jre Will uf S,'ne FaCt:ls. File Writ
SerVICe (,r Will by Sherin
S 500.00
Prq'are and mlilletter under Pa R. C p, S 2.1701:
Prepare EnD'y ,)f Jud~ll!cnt. NOllce"
PleJding::- Jnli AttidJ\/il~
~h 350.00
Prepcue Wrn ,-,I Execlltion:
i\ttc!1lhnce :11 Sale: Rn'lew SChedule
01 Distllbulion and Resolve Distlibution Issues
:);1,9:).00
SerVlLe:; not C()\!ered ~1bove:
Satisfaction of Municipal Uel1
Salisfadilln of Judgment
ReVIew of Bankruptcy iincluding Prouf MClalm)
Motion for Rebei from the Automatic Stay
MOlion for Special Service
Petitiont" !:Zeassess Damage,
ForbeJ.r~nce Agreernent
All other services
:j; 41100
:); 40.00
:j; 250.00
$ 625.00
$ L{15{JOO
$ 275.00
$ 200,00
:j; ]25.00 per ham
I b) The abuve amolUlts Ulclude an estinlate oi the reasonable out-of.-pocker
e^penses oi counsel Ul Cl1nnecllon wilh each of these services, .IS itemneu in
the :tppllcoble counsel bills, which ,hJII be deemed to be part of the fees.
I C j The amount of fees deterrnllled, 3S set fonh above shall be added lu the
I\uthorily's c lain] in eac 11 account
2. CoUection Procedures. The following culleCllun procedwes are hereby established
in accordance WIth Act No ]:
I. oj AlleJst thiny (30) days pnllrln Jssessing or imposing JPotTIey tees in
connection with the collection of ~11 Account, the Authority shall mail or
cause to be maiJed, by certVied mail. rettun receipt requested, "notice of such
I!1tention to the rate payer or other entity llUbJe fur the ACCOWJt {the "ACCi',unl
Debtor" j
'[.1 ]j within thirty 1.30) days :liter mailing the notice 111 accl'rdance Wltl\
subsec(lc,\1 ,a). the cenrfie{]111aJlt,):ln Accow1! Debtor IS rei\lsed or
tl:;lcbimed (II" the rcrWll receipt is not r~(eived. then at le3sr ttn (10) (lays pric1]
[0 the J'Sessll1g or mrposing such r1ttomey iees. the AUlhc'flty sho.llmail ""
,'JU,<.: \0 be mailed, by fu'st class J1lail, a second nOI\c<.: to such Account
Debtor.
'.1 I AU notkes requIred hy this Resolution shaU k )11,\lled I,> tht ,-\cYULUli
Debtc'''' s 1,131 knolVn post ot'ttce address JS recorded il1 the re,'urds or ,'thel
u1turm:lItcllI of the Authority. or such other address :15 it mety be able to ,)Ham
IT;Jn1 the CC!lUll y OffiCe u( Asses:)!11c;;1f alld Revlsi~:)l\ (Jf TJ\.es.
,iil Exh noliee as described above shall include the t'UIlC,wuIg:
(1) The type of tn or other charge. the date It beclme due Jnd the
J!11JIlI1! (Iwed, Ulcludlng penallY and U1teresr:
I u! A statement of the Authority's intent to IJTIpose or assess :lttomey
fees wllhin thirty 1]0) days after the mailing of the flist notlce, 01
withmlen (10) days after the mailing of the second notice:
(ill.! The manner in which the assessment or imposition of attomey fees
m3Y be avoided by payment oi the ACCUWlt; and
(IV 1 The pLrce uf payment ior the ACCULU1IS and the name :111d
telephune number of the Aulhurity oifiela] designated as
respOllslble for the collection matter.
3. Related Action. The proper offici~ls of the AuthDrilY are hereby authorized and
cmpmvered to trlke S\lch addl\1l1nal actIOn as they may deem necessary or apprUpIir\le
tel unplemcnt this Resolutlon.
DUL Y ADOPTED By the Boaru the Silver Sprmg Township Authority on .l\ine I{{.H~_
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ATfEST
SiLVER SPRING TOWNSHIP AUTHORiTY
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY
P.O. Box 1001
NEWKINGATON,PA 17072-1001
Plaintiff,
CIVIL DIVISION
NO.:05-0210 MLD
NO.:05-0706 Civil Term./'
VS.
RICHARD D. ALBERTSON
6603 CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICSBURG, P A 17050
PARCEL# 38-18-1332-038
Defendant.
PRAECIPE TO SATISFY MUNICIPAL LIEN
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
SIR/MADAM: Please mark the Municipal Lien filed at the above - captioned term and number
satisfied.
By:
Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
P A I.D. #55650
P.O. Box 650
Hershey, P A 17033
(717) 533-3280
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY
P.O. Box 1001
NEWKINGATON,PA 17072-1001
Plaintiff,
CIVIL DIVISION
NO.:05-021O MLD
NO.:05-0706 Civil Term
VS.
RICHARD D. ALBERTSON
6603 CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICSBURG, P A 17050
P ARCEL# 38-18-1332-038
Defendant.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the Praecipe to Satisfy Municipal
Lien was served on the following this f '2 ~ day of ~~. ,2005,
via First Class U. S. Mail, Postage Pre-paid:
Richard D. Albertson
132 Briar Patch Drive
Carlisle, P A 17013
Joseph D. Buckley, Esquire
1237 Holly Pike
Carlisle, P A 17013
Respectfully Submi
JAMES, SMITH
By:
Scott A. Dietten quire
Attorney LD. #55650
P.O. Box 650
Hershey, P A 17033
(717) 533-3280
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