The owner or owners of a property, location or address where water or water service is supplied shall be jointly and severally responsible for payment for any water or water service supplied. Upon a determination that any owner did not timely pay his water or sewer charges, the comptroller may institute collection action with the department of administrative hearings by forwarding a copy of a notice of violation or a notice of hearing, which has been properly served, to the department of administrative hearings. The billing statement, notice of a water service charge or notice of delinquent payment of a water service charge shall be prima facie evidence that the owner identified in the statement or notice shall be liable for such charge and any delinquent payment fee.
(Prior code § 185-33; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-01, p. 55444, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 5-2-01, p. 57409, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 5, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. XII, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 12062, Art. IX, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11514, Art. V, § 1)