Where the account is unpaid by the due date, the Director of Public Utilities may cause a notice of delinquency to be mailed to the account holder. Tenants of a residential premises who have received the notice provided for in Section 535.16 may maintain service to the premises if:
(a) Any or all of the tenants, through a representative acting on behalf of all the tenants, pay a deposit on the account as determined by Section 535.15, and assume responsibility for paying future bills as they become due; or
(b) At least fifty percent (50%) of the tenants:
(1) Deposit the rent when it becomes due with the Clerk of the Municipal Court having jurisdiction over the premises, as provided in RC 5321.07(b)(1); and
(2) Apply to the Court for an order to use the rent deposited to pay the account delinquency as provided in RC 5321.07(b)(2); and
(3) Continue to deposit rent as it becomes due until such time as the account delinquency is removed.
If service to a tenant-occupied residential premises has been terminated pursuant to Section 535.16, such service shall be restored and maintained for such time as the tenants comply with the above procedures. The Director of Public Utilities shall establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
(Ord. No. 284-A-88. Passed 2-6-89, eff. 2-10-89)