(A) The owner of a premises receiving city water service shall be liable for water service consumed upon the premises whether he or she is actually occupying the premises or not, and all unpaid charges shall become a lien against the premises served and shall be collected in accordance with M.S. § 444.075, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time. All accounts for water service shall be carried in the name of the owner of the premises who personally or by his or her authorized agent shall apply for such service. The owner is therefore billed for the services.
(B) (1) The owner of a mobile home park receiving city water service shall be liable for all water consumed within the mobile home park, and all unpaid charges shall become a lien against the park served and shall be collected in accordance with M.S. § 444.075, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time. All accounts for water service shall be carried in the mobile home park owner’s name who personally or by his or her authorized agent shall apply for such service. The owner is therefor billed for the services.
(2) The mobile home park owner shall be billed for all water that enters the park. The city will not read or maintain in any way, meters that are located on individual mobile homes within the park. The city shall read and bill the park owner from a water meter furnished by the city that is connected to the park’s service line located in a manhole at the entrance to the mobile home park. The city shall provide the water meter and, at the city’s discretion, may choose to assess a monthly fee for future repair or replacement of the meter. The park owner shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the manhole which houses the water meter along with the shutoff valve(s) for the mobile home park.
(1963 Code, § 34.05) (Ord. passed 7-11-1988; Ord. 88-3, passed 8-8-1988; Ord. 11-03, passed 7-25-2011)