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Timestamp: 2019-01-19 00:18:45
Document Index: 416102001

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 100', '§ 638', '§ 638', '§ 100', '§ 100']

Borough of Oakmont, PA Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 100 Art I Payment of Fire Insurance Proceeds
§ 100-1 Borough Manager as designated officer.
§ 100-3 Payment of claims; transfer of funds to municipality; recovery of deficiency; negotiated disposition.
§ 100-4 Implementation of provisions; fees.
§ 100-6 Effective date; filing of provisions.
Ch 100 Art II Municipal Certificate and Bill for Delinquent Taxes
§ 100-7 Borough Manager as designated officer.
§ 100-9 Payment of claim; issuance of certificate; bill for delinquent taxes; recovery of deficiency.
§ 100-10 Proceeds of all insurers; implementation of provisions; fees.
§ 100-12 Effective date; filing of provisions.
Chapter 100 Fire Insurance Claims
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Oakmont as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire Department — See Ch. 17.
Dangerous structures — See Ch. 179.
Article I Payment of Fire Insurance Proceeds
Article II Municipal Certificate and Bill for Delinquent Taxes
[Adopted 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. O11-2011]
The Borough Manager, or such official's designee (hereinafter the "Municipal Officer"), is hereby appointed as the designated officer who is authorized to carry out all responsibilities and duties of the municipality stated herein.
FIRE LOSS or CLAIM FOR FIRE DAMAGES
No insurance company, association or exchange (hereinafter the "insurer") doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure located within the Borough of Oakmont (hereinafter the "municipality") where the amount coverable for the fire loss to the structure under all policies exceeds $7,500, unless the insurer is furnished by the Municipal Officer with a municipal certificate pursuant to Section 508(b)[1] and unless there is compliance with Sections 508(c) and (d) and the provisions of this article and Ordinance No. O12-2011.[2]
Editor's Note: As provided in the long title of Ord. No. O11-2011, Section 508 refers to that section of the Act of May 17, 1921 (P.L. 682, No. 284), known as the Insurance Company Law of 1921, as amended. See 40 P.S. § 638.
After full compliance with the requirements of Section 508(b)(1)(i) and said Ordinance No. O12-2011, the insurer shall pay the claim of the named insured; provided, however, that if the loss as agreed upon by the named insured and the insurer equals or exceeds 60% of the aggregate limits of liability of all fire policies covering the building structure, the following procedures shall be followed:
The insurer shall transfer from the insurance proceeds to the Municipal Officer the aggregate of $2,000 for each $15,000 of a claim and for each fraction of that amount of a claim, provided:
That this section is to be applied such that if the claim is $15,000 or less, the amount transferred to the municipality shall be $2,000; and
That, if at the time of a loss report the named insured has submitted a contractor's signed estimate of the costs of removing, repairing or securing the building or other structure in an amount less than the amount calculated under the foregoing transfer formula, the insurer shall transfer to the municipality from the insurance proceeds the amount based upon the estimate.
The transfer of proceeds shall be on a pro rata basis by all companies, associations or exchanges insuring the building or other structure. Policy proceeds remaining after the transfer to the municipality shall be disbursed in accordance with the policy terms.
Upon the receipt of proceeds under this section, the municipality shall do the following:
The Municipal Officer shall place the proceeds in the separate fund to be used solely as security against the total costs of removing, repairing or securing the building or structure which are incurred by the municipality. Such costs shall include, without limitation, any engineering, legal or administrative costs incurred by the municipality in connection with such removal, repair or securing of the building or any proceedings related thereto; and
It is the obligation of the insurer when transferring proceeds to provide the municipality with the name and address of the named insured. Upon receipt of the transferred funds and the name and address of the named insured, the Municipal Officer shall contact the named insured, certify that the proceeds have been received by the municipality, and notify the named insured that the procedures under this subsection shall be followed; and
When repairs, removal or securing of the building or other structure have been completed in accordance with all applicable regulations and orders of the municipality and the required proof of such completion received by the Municipal Officer, and, if the municipality has not incurred any costs for repairs, removal or securing, the fund shall be returned to the named insured. If the municipality has incurred costs for repairs, removal or securing of the building or other structure, the costs shall be paid from the fund and, if excess funds remain, the municipality shall transfer the remaining funds to the named insured; and
To the extent that interest is earned on proceeds held by the municipality pursuant to this section, and retained by it, such interest shall belong to the municipality. To the extent that proceeds are returned to the named insured, interest earned on such proceeds shall be distributed to the named insured at the time that the proceeds are returned.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the municipality to recover any deficiency. Furthermore, nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the municipality and the named insured from entering into an agreement that permits the transfer of funds to the named insured if some other reasonable disposition of the damaged property has been negotiated.
The Borough of Oakmont may by resolution adopt procedures and regulations to implement Section 508[1] and this article and may by resolution fix reasonable fees to be charged for municipal activities or services provided pursuant to Section 508 and this article; including but not limited to issuance of certificates and bills, performance of inspections and opening separate fund accounts.
This article shall become effective March 18, 2011.
A certified copy of this article shall be filed with the Department of Community Affairs on or before its effective date.
[Adopted 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. O12-2011]
The Borough Manager or such official's designee (hereinafter the "Municipal Officer") is hereby appointed as the designated officer who is authorized to carry out all responsibilities and duties of the municipality stated herein.
No insurance company, association or exchange (hereinafter the "insurer") doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure located within the Borough of Oakmont (hereinafter the "municipality") where the amount coverable for the fire loss to the structure under all policies exceeds $7,500, unless the insurer and the named insured comply with the provisions of Section 508(b)[1] and the provisions of this article and Ordinance No. O11-2011.[2]
Editor's Note: As provided in the long title of Ord. No. O12-2011, Section 508 refers to that section of the Act of May 17, 1921 (P.L. 682, No. 284), known as the Insurance Company Law of 1921, as amended. See 40 P.S. § 638.
Certificate and bill.
A certificate and bill showing the amount of delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties and use charges against the property as of the date specified in the request that have not been paid as of the date of the certificate and also showing, as of the date of the Municipal Officer's certificate, the amount of the total costs, if any, certified to the Municipal Officer that have been incurred by the municipality for the removal, repair or securing of a building or other structure on the property. For the purposes of this clause, the municipality shall provide to the Municipal Officer the total amount, if any, of such costs, if available, or the amount of costs known to the municipality at the time of the Municipal Officer's certificate.
A tax, assessment, penalty or user charge becomes delinquent at the time and on the date a lien could otherwise have been filed against the property by the municipality under applicable law.
Upon the receipt of a certificate pursuant to § 100-9B(1)(a) of this article, the insurer shall pay the claim of the named insured in accordance with the policy terms and said Ordinance No. O11-2011[3] if applicable.
Upon the receipt of a certificate and bill pursuant to § 100-9B(1)(b) of this article, the insurer shall return the bill to the Municipal Officer and transfer to the Municipal Officer an amount from the insurance proceeds necessary to pay the taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and costs as shown on the bill, or the full amount of the insurance proceeds, whichever is the lesser amount. The municipality shall receive the amount and apply or credit it to payment of the items shown on the bill.
The Borough of Oakmont may by resolution adopt additional procedures and regulations to implement Section 508[1] and this article and may by resolution fix reasonable fees to be charged for municipal activities or services provided pursuant to Section 508 and this article, including but not limited to issuance of certificates and bills.