(A) Charges for gas shall be lien upon the premises as provided by statute. Whenever a bill for gas service remains unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered, the City Collector may file with the Recorder of the county 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 city claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for gas served subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(B) If the consumer of gas whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the City Collector has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his or her address is known to the City Collector, whenever the bills remain unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered.
(C) The failure of the City Collector to record the lien claim 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 gas bills as mentioned in the following section.
(1986 Code, § 9.08.100) (Ord. 1374, passed - -1992)