(A) Liability of owner for bills; billing to tenants. The rates and charges shall be prepared and billed by the town and shall be collected in the manner provided by law and ordinance. The owner of record of the property to which service was rendered as of the date of issuance of the bill is presumed liable therefore, notwithstanding any provisions of private leases, contracts and the like to the contrary. The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the property served unless requested in writing by the owners, but the billing shall in no way release the owners from liability in the event payment is not made as herein required. The owners of properties served which are occupied by tenants shall have the right to examine the collection records of the town for the purpose of determining whether the rates and charges have been paid by the tenants, provided that the examination shall be at the office in which the records are kept and during the hours that the office is open for business.
(B) Monthly billing cycle; estimated monthly bills. Billing for sewage rates and charges shall be made monthly and such rates and charges, except as herein above provided, shall be based upon the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, and the metered water usage shall be determined from the meter reading of the town's waterworks.
(C) Payment due date: delinquency charges. All bills for sewage service charges shall be due and payable in full within 15 days of the date of issuance of the bill. Any portion of the bill which remains unpaid after such period of time is subject to an additional delinquency charge of 10% in accordance with I.C. 36-9-23-31.
(`86 Code, § 2-3-17) (Ord. 6-9-70-2, passed - -; Am. Ord. 5-17-2016, passed 6-21-16; Am. Ord. 4-23-2018B, passed 5-21-18)