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PART II GENERAL LEGISLATION: Chapter 125, REAL ESTATE REGISTRY

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Abington 2-10-1938 by Ord. No. 409. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Realty transfer tax -- See Ch. 152, Art. IV.

125-1. Registry established.

A registry of the ownership of all real estate in the Township of Abington, County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, is hereby established.

125-2. Preparation of books, maps and plans.

The Township Engineer shall cause to be made all necessary books, maps and plans as will show the situation and dimensions of each property in the township, the house number, if any, and the name of the owner or owners thereof, with blank spaces to insert the name of the owner of each lot, with provision for the names of future owners and dates of future transfers of title. For such purpose, the Township Engineer shall have free access, without charge, to any of the public records wherein the necessary information may be obtainable therefor, and may also cause search to be made in any other place for any muniments or evidence of title not reported to the Engineer and requisite for the completion of such books, maps or plans. All such books, maps and plans shall be carefully preserved in the office of the Township Engineer and shall be so kept, by additions from time to time, as to show at all times the ownership of every lot or piece of real estate or subdivisions thereof within the limits of Abington Township, with the successive transmissions of title from the date of this chapter.

125-3. Copies of entries; fee.

Certified copies, under the hand of the Township Engineer, of any of the entries in said books or upon said maps or plans, shall be furnished to any person desiring the same upon the payment of a fee of $0.50 per page.

125-4. Registration requirements. [Amended 2-9-1989 by Ord. No. 1647]

All persons acquiring title to real estate in Abington Township, whether by purchase, devise, partition or in any other manner whatsoever, shall present to the Township Engineer for filing at his office in the Township Building, within one month after acquiring such title, descriptions of their respective properties in the form of an original deed to be stamped by said Engineer as evidence of the registry thereof.

125-5. Recording of deeds. [Amended 2-9-1989 by Ord. No. 1647]

The Prothonotary and Recorder of Deeds of Montgomery County shall not admit for record any deed to any property in Abington Township bearing a date subsequent to the approval of this chapter, unless the same shall first have been duly stamped, as hereinbefore provided.

125-5.1. Filing fee. [Added 2-9-1989 by Ord. No. 1647]

A fee of $10 shall be paid, at the time of filing, for each registry of ownership filed.

125-6. Violations and penalties. [Amended 3-11-1976 by Ord. No. 1420; 2-9-1989 by Ord. No. 1647]

Any person or persons neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this chapter for a period of 30 days after public notice of the requirements hereof shall be liable for a fine not to exceed $100, plus the cost of suit upon summary conviction before a District Justice.