(A) A final reading for water and sewage service may be requested by a tenant who rents or leases a property or the property owner affected at or after the time of permanently vacating the property, notwithstanding contractual service agreements to the contrary.
(1) Upon receiving such a request, a final reading of the water meter will be scheduled with the Utilities Superintendent.
(2) If the final reading is obtained prior to computation of the current monthly water and sewage bills for which the normally scheduled monthly meter reading has already occurred, the additional water consumption and sewage usage will be added to the customer’s bill prior to mailing.
(3) There should be no assessment for additional base charges for either the water utility or sewage works for any additional usage in this case.
(4) If the final water meter reading occurs after the calculation of the current normally scheduled monthly meter reading, then the final bill will include water base charge for one month plus commodity charge and sewage base charge for one month, plus flow charge and sewage base charge for one month plus flow charge for the period from the last monthly meter reading until the final reading.
(B) In the case of rental or leased properties, after a final billing, the account will immediately revert to the property owner or the succeeding tenant may arrange simultaneous transfer. The property owner or successive tenant will be charged the commodity charge for water and the flow charge for sewage from the last water meter reading, plus monthly base charge for one month for water and sewage.
(C) In the case where a property has been sold, the new owner will be responsible for water and sewage flow charges and full monthly base charges from the date of the final billing of the previous owner regardless of the date on which the new owner requests initiation of service.
(D) There is no fee for final billing or initiation of water and/or sewage service.
(Prior Code, § 3.2.1) (Ord. 1996-2, passed 3-5-1996)