(A) When any owner, renter, or contract purchaser of real estate makes application for services from the Wastewater Department, a deposit of $50 shall be made to the Wastewater Department for services made available to the property in which the owner, renter, or contract purchaser is located. In no event will services be provided to any renter or contract purchaser unless the owner of the real estate signs the application and agrees to be responsible for any wastewater services rendered to his or her property in the event the renter or contract purchaser vacates the premises without paying his or her water/wastewater bills.
(B) If the owner, renter, or contract purchaser of the real estate shall pay all service charges for wastewater for 12 consecutive months, on time, with no bills becoming past due, then, in that event, the $50 deposit shall be refunded to the owner, renter, or contract purchaser who originally made the deposit, without interest thereupon.
(C) If the owner, renter, or contract purchaser fails to pay charges for wastewater service on time for a 12 consecutive-month period, then the deposit shall be retained by the Wastewater Department until such time as all service charges for wastewater have been paid on time, with no bill becoming past due, for 12 consecutive months.
(D) In the event an owner, renter, or contract purchaser of real estate becomes delinquent in the payment of charges for wastewater, and service is discontinued because of late payment, then the deposit shall be applied on delinquent charges for wastewater, unless the owner, renter, or contract purchaser makes payment in full of all delinquencies due the Wastewater Departments, including service charges, before service is resumed. If all of the deposits are applied on delinquent charges, then new deposits will be required before service is resumed.
(E) No deposit will be required of a customer moving from one residence within the city to another if their bill has been paid promptly for the previous 36 months.
(Ord. 1639, passed 12-19-16)