Source: https://ecode360.com/12589136
Timestamp: 2020-08-05 17:40:12
Document Index: 257090029

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 72', '§ 72', '§ 72', '§ 72', '§ 72', '§ 508', '§ 638']

Township of Tobyhanna, PA Fire Insurance
Ch 72 Art I Use of Fire Insurance Proceeds
§ 72-1 Use of fire insurance proceeds limited.
§ 72-2 Limits of liability.
§ 72-3 Insurance company rights reserved.
§ 72-4 Construal of provisions.
§ 72-5 Notification of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development required.
Chapter 72 Fire Insurance
Article I Use of Fire Insurance Proceeds
[Adopted 10-13-2008 by Ord. No. 471]
When there is fire damage to a property, structure or building in Tobyhanna Township (hereinafter "Property"), no insurance company, association or exchange (hereinafter "Insurer") doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to the Property within the Township of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where the amount recoverable for the fire loss to the Property under all policies exceeds $7,500, unless the Insurer is furnished by the Treasurer of the Township of Tobyhanna with a certificate pursuant to § 508(b) of the Insurance Company Law of 1921, as amended by Act 98 of 1992 and Act 93 of 1994, 40 P.S. § 638 (collectively the "Act"), and unless there is compliance with the procedures set forth in Sections 508(c) and 508(d) of the Act, as amended.
Where there are delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties or user charges against the Property (hereinafter "Municipal Claims"), or there are expenses which the Township has incurred as costs for removal, repair or securing of the Property in a manner acceptable to the Township (hereinafter "Municipal Expenses"), the Secretary of the Township shall immediately render a bill for such work, if he/she has not already done so.
Upon written request of the named insured specifying the tax description of the Property, the name and address of the Insurer and the date of receipt by the Insurer of a loss report of the claim, the Treasurer of the Township shall furnish a certificate within 14 days after the request to the Insurer either:
Specifying the nature and amount of such Municipal Claims or Municipal Expenses, accompanied by a bill for such amounts.
Taxes, assessments, penalties and user charges shall be deemed delinquent for this purpose if a lien could have been filed for such claims under applicable law. Upon receipt of a certificate and bill pursuant to Subsection B of this section, the Insurer shall transfer to the Secretary of the Township an amount from the insurance proceeds sufficient to pay said sums prior to making payment to the named insured, subject to the provisions of Subsection C(3) hereof.
When all Municipal Claims and Municipal Expenses have been paid pursuant to Subsection B of this section, or when the Township Treasurer has issued a certificate described in Subsection B(1)(a) indicating that there are no Municipal Claims or Municipal Expenses against the Property, the Insurer shall pay the claim of the named insured in accordance with the policy terms, unless the loss agreed upon by the named insured and the Insurer equals or exceeds 60% of the aggregate limits of liability on all fire policies covering the Property. In the case of such a loss, the Insurer, the insured and the Township shall follow the following procedures:
The Insurer shall transfer from the insurance proceeds to the Township Treasurer, in the aggregate, $2,000 for each $15,000 of such claim or fraction thereof; or
If at the time a loss report is submitted by the insured, such insured has submitted to the Insurer, with a copy to the Township, a contractor's signed estimate of the cost of removing, repairing or securing the Property in a manner acceptable to the Township in an amount less than the amount calculated under the foregoing transfer formula, the Insurer shall transfer to the Secretary of the Township of Tobyhanna from the insurance proceeds the amount specified in the estimate. If there is more than one insurer, the transfer of proceeds shall be on a pro rata basis by all insurers insuring the Property.
Upon receipt of the above-described portion of the insurance proceeds, the Secretary of the Township of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, shall do the following:
Place the proceeds in a separate fund to be used solely as security against the total Municipal Expenses anticipated by the Township to be required in removing, repairing or securing the Property as required by this article and in a manner acceptable to the Township. Such costs shall include, without limitation, any engineering, legal or administrative costs incurred by the Township in connection with such removal, repair or securing or any proceedings related thereto;
After the transfer, the named insured may submit to the Township of Tobyhanna a contractor's signed estimate of the cost of removing, repairing or securing the Property in a manner acceptable to the Township, in which event the Township Secretary shall, if such estimates are deemed by the Township Secretary to be reasonable, return to the insured the amount of the funds transferred to the Township of Tobyhanna in excess of that amount required to pay the Municipal Expenses; provided, however, that the Township has not commenced to remove, repair or secure the Property, in which case the Township will complete the work;
Pay to the Treasurer of the Township for reimbursement to the Township general fund the amount of the Municipal Expenses paid by the Township;
Pay the remaining balance in the fund without interest to the named insured upon receipt of a certificate issued by the Township Secretary that the repair, removal or securing of the Property in a manner acceptable to the Township has been completed in accordance with all applicable codes and regulations of the Township; and
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the Township to recover any deficiency in the amount of Municipal Claims or Municipal Expenses recovered pursuant to this article, or to insurance proceeds, by an action at law or in equity to enforce the Township Code or to enter into an agreement with the named insured with regard to such other disposition of the proceeds as the Township may deem responsible.
An insurance company, association or exchange making payment of policy proceeds under this article for delinquent taxes or structural removal liens or removal expenses incurred by the Township of Tobyhanna shall have full benefit of such payment, including all rights of subrogation and of assignment.
The Secretary of the Township of Tobyhanna shall transmit a certified copy of this article promptly to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Any owner of property, any named insured or Insurer who violates the provisions of this article or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements hereof shall be sentenced, upon conviction thereof, to pay a fine not greater than $600, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day in which an offense shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.