Section 57509-A - 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 pursuant to section 2506-A unless an installment agreement has been entered into pursuant to section 2508-A.(2) An assessment made under this article 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 pursuant to 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.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, No. 331, art. XXV-A, § 2509-A, added 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 133, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].