Chapter 3.15
LIEN SEARCHES

Sections:

3.15.010    Lien searches authorized.

3.15.020    Contents.

3.15.030    Fees.

3.15.040    Separate applications.

3.15.050    Liability.

3.15.060    Repealed.

3.15.070    Severability.

3.15.010 Lien searches authorized.

The recorder of the City of Harrisburg is hereby authorized and directed to make searches of the lien records of the City of Harrisburg and to issue certificates concerning the existence of liens upon property within the City after receiving applications for such certificates and the fees provided for in this chapter. [Ord. 493 § 1, 1981.]

3.15.020 Contents.

The certificate of lien search authorized by this chapter shall contain a description of the property involved; shall set forth any liens that may be recorded in the lien records of the City of Harrisburg on the date that such certificate is issued; and shall be directed and issued to the applicants for such certificate. [Ord. 493 § 2, 1981.]

3.15.030 Fees.

The fee for lien searches shall be established by resolution. [Ord. 774 § 1, 2000; Ord. 759 § 1, 1999; Ord. 493 § 3, 1981.]

3.15.040 Separate applications.

The City Recorder shall issue a separate certificate and shall collect a separate fee for each distinct and contiguous parcel of land for which an application for certificate is made. [Ord. 493 § 4, 1981.]

3.15.050 Liability.

No person, firm, or corporation, other than the party to whom a certificate shall be directed and issued, shall be entitled to rely upon any information contained in a certificate of lien of the City of Harrisburg; and the City of Harrisburg shall assume no responsibility and shall have no liability to any third person as a result of issuing any certificate of lien. There shall be no liability for an error in certificate in excess of the actual loss to the party to whom a certificate has been issued, and such damages shall in no event exceed the amount of the omitted lien or liens existing upon the property in question on the date of the issuance of the certificate. There shall also be no liability where any of the persons to whom a certificate has been issued has knowledge or notice of the lien or has suffered a loss through their own neglect or carelessness. In any case where the City shall be liable for damages in the issuance of a certificate of lien search, it shall, upon payment of such damage, become subrogated to all of the rights of the damaged party and shall be entitled to an assignment of such rights against any and all third parties who may be liable for such damage. [Ord. 493 § 5, 1981.]

3.15.060 Limit.

Repealed by Ord. 906. [Ord. 493 § 6, 1981.]

3.15.070 Severability.

If any provision, section, sentence, or phrase of this chapter shall for any reason be adjudged or declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment or decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. [Ord. 493 § 7, 1981.]