(a) No person, agent, firm or corporation shall sell by deed, land contract, or otherwise any interest in any premises within the City which is supplied with Campbell water without furnishing the prospective buyer prior to said sale a statement from the Campbell Water Department setting forth the current status of the water account of said premises and when an escrow has been established, depositing in escrow prior to delivery of possession or transfer of title a statement from the buyer acknowledging the receipt of this document and accepting responsibility for all future water bills for said premises in accordance with this section.
(b) No person, firm or corporation acting in the capacity of an escrow agent in any real estate transaction involving the sale of any premises situated in the City which is supplied with Campbell water shall disburse any funds unless the provisions of subsection (a) hereof have been met.
(c) Conviction of any offense under this section shall not be a bar to the rights of the buyer to recover by civil suit from either the previous owner (seller), real estate agent, or escrow agent the amounts for water supplied to the previous owner and paid by the buyer.
(d) Any person, firm or corporation, including escrow agents, violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. 80-7444. Passed 6-18-80.)