Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 13.12 Water Use—multiple Dwellings

In all cases in which water is being served to premises occupied by two or more different and independent consumers of water, which premises are held under the same ownership, the owner of such premises is required to provide independent service to the curbline for each such independent consumer; provided, however, that if the owner of such premises so served with water shall agree in writing to be responsible for and pay all money due for water used upon such premises, such independent service shall not be required. Should the owner fail or refuse to provide such independent service or assume responsibility for money due for water used upon such premises, the department shall, after thirty days' notice to the consumer so served, and to the owner of such premises of the person in charge thereof, cut off water from such premises until the independent services herein required are installed or the agreement assuming responsibility for the money due for water served to the premises is made as herein provided.

(Prior code § 14-118)

No service connection shall hereafter be made for the purpose of supplying, through a common service, two or more independent consumers occupying premises held under the same ownership, unless said houses are on the same lot, or the property is what is known as a court, or apartment house, or block covering more than one lot, and then only provided the owner of such premises shall agree in writing to pay all charges for water served thereto.

(Prior code § 14-119)