7532.7. - DELINQUENCY. DELINQUENT CONSUMER AT NEW ADDRESS.

Should any consumer fail or refuse to pay for service furnished and charged for in accordance with the rates hereinabove specified, he shall not again be furnished service at the same or any other location until all of his delinquent bills, plus the fees hereinafter specified, have been paid, and he shall be required to make a deposit to cover future service.

Should an owner of property occupied by a tenant fail or refuse to pay bills for service furnished in his or her name, service may be discontinued and thereafter may not again be resumed until all such bills plus the fees hereinafter specified have been paid, except as otherwise provided by law or City rules and regulations.

(Ord. No. 2368, § 3, 12-3-19)

When water is furnished to a consumer through more than one service at the same or different locations, all such services may be shut off when a bill for any one of them becomes delinquent.

Any water account which is delinquent under the provisions of this Chapter, shall be charged a delinquency fee of Twenty-Five and no/100 Dollars ($25.00) in addition to the full amount of the water service charges in order for service to be resumed. Should it be necessary for the Department to send a representative to turn on the water service after business hours, the delinquency fee shall be One Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($100.00). The delinquency fee shall be paid even though the amount billed has been mailed. Upon collection of the amount hereinabove specified, said service shall be resumed; otherwise it shall be discontinued as required in any such shutoff order.

(Amended by Ord. 1556 adopted 3-2-76; amended by Ord. 2066 adopted 3-4-97)