(A) A water deposit will be twice the minimum charge. Interest will not be paid to customers on their water deposit.
(B) Water accounts and deposits shall be in the name of the property owner. The property owner shall be responsible for payment of all bills incurred in connection with the service furnished.
(C) A separate deposit is required for each meter installed.
(D) The deposit receipt is not negotiable and only redeemed at the Water Department office. When the county finds that a request for a refund is questionable, the county may require the applicant for such a refund to produce a properly endorsed receipt.
(E) Deposits are not refundable until discontinuance of service. Deposit in excess of the final bill will be refunded to the customer.
(F) In the event of an owner of property has taken legal action to evict a tenant from owner’s property and the tenant is a customer of the Dare County Water System, the county will honor a request from the owner to discontinue service to the leased premises unless the tenant posts a sufficient water security deposit with the county to be used to pay any outstanding water account incurred by the tenant during the pendency of the legal action.
(Prior Code, § 51.45) (Ord. passed 7-11-1978; Am. Ord. passed 7-17-1995)