Henceforth any landlord/land owner who rents, lets or permits the habitation of his/her/it’s property by another (tenant) with or without paying rent shall be responsible to the city for any water, sewer or trash bills due to said city defaulted upon by said tenant. Prior to connection being made or water/sewer/trash service being commenced for any such tenant, the landlord or land owner shall sign an acknowledgment of th is responsibility and provide to the City Clerk with address where he/she/it may be contracted. Prior to commencing service to any customer, the City Clerk shall inquire of the person requesting service whether he/she/it is the property owner or a person occupying property of another tenant. If the person requesting service is a tenant, the owner’s signature shall be required as above set forth. In case of default by one tenant or landlord at a given property, no subsequent tenant shall be connected at that property until the bill defaulted upon has been satisfied in full. In such cases, both the tenant and the landlord shall be considered customers for the subject property. Billing will be to the tenant and a duplicate bill shall be sent to the landlord. Upon change of tenants, the landlord and the new tenant shall be jointly responsible for advising the city of such change and making arrangements for any new or additional deposits as may be required. The tenant shall be primarily responsible for payment and the landlord shall be secondarily responsible.
(Ord. 2015-007, passed 11-9-15; Am. Ord. 2016-009, passed 12-12-16)