§ 10-4.19. Appointment of administrator to enforce provisions and to be receiver by court action.
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Upon the adoption of this section and pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.3 et seq., and in the event that any owner of the buildings or structures within the Township shall fail to abate a condition harmful to the health and safety of the occupants of the building or structure and the general public with the Township after notice and opportunity to do so, a Township officer may be designated by the Township Manager to administer and enforce the provisions of this section and, with the approval of the Township Manager, to bring an action in the Superior Court to be appointed receiver ex officio of the rents and income of such real property for the purpose of collecting the rents and income from such property and expend the same for the purpose of abating the conditions. The rents and income so collected by the receiver shall also be available for the payment of such costs and expenses of the receivership, as may be adjudged by the Court, and for the payment to the Township of any fines or penalties which may have been imposed on the owner for violations of this section and which may not have been paid by the person liable therefor. The Court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise. Such receiver shall not be required to give bond and shall be appointed only for these purposes.