(A) Whenever a bill for water service remains unpaid for three consecutive billing cycles for the bi- monthly service after it has been rendered, the Director of Finance or his or her designee may file with the County Recorder of Deeds, a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill and a notice that the village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill. If the user whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises and the village has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises if his or her address be known to the village, whenever the bill remains unpaid for the three consecutive billing cycles for a bi-monthly bill after it has been rendered. The failure of the Director of Finance or his or her designee to record the lien or to mail the notice or the failure of the owner to receive the notice shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid bill as mentioned in the foregoing section. The cost of filing the lien shall be paid by the persons responsible for the charges covered by the unpaid bill.
(B) Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold for non-payment of the same and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. The foreclosure shall be by bill-in equity in the name of the village. The Village Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute the proceedings in the name of the village in any court having jurisdiction over such matters against any property for which the bill has remained unpaid for a time period as specified in the ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-139-8.
(1981 Code, § 6.15) (Am. Ord. 22-29, passed 6-6-2022)