(A) (1) It shall be the duty of every property owner to whose property water is furnished by the city to notify the City Clerk, in writing, at any time he or she desires water rent to cease; and no exoneration for water rent shall be made to any person until such notice in writing is received by the Clerk, and in no case for less than 30 days.
(2) Upon the receipt of such notice by the City Clerk, he or she shall immediately notify the Water Department, whose duty it shall be to turn off the water to such premises, and the water shall not be turned on again until notice is received from the property owner.
(3) In no case shall any person, except the city plumber or other person employed by the city for that purpose, turn such water off or on.
(B) If the water rent covering the time when water is shut off has not been paid, the City Clerk shall notify the City Collector and Treasurer, who shall deduct the amount of such rent from the respective rent; but if the rent has been paid, the City Clerk shall draw an order reimbursing the party for the time such water is turned off, which order shall be signed as are other city orders by the Mayor, if he or she is satisfied that it is correct.
(1991 Code, § 20-17) Penalty, see § 51.99