(A) The operator may charge an appropriate security deposit provided that it shall comply with any and all applicable state rules concerning the imposition, retention, and return of security deposits and does not exceed the cost of replacement plus recovery.
(B) The operator may charge an appropriate security deposit in those instances where a customer is re-connected after an involuntary disconnection for non-payment or prior history of unsatisfactory payment.
(C) The operator shall return a security deposit after the equipment is satisfactorily returned or the subscriber maintains a satisfactory payment history (which is determined as no payment delinquencies within the preceding 12-month period).
(D) A customer shall totally and fully reimburse the operator for any damage or loss to any of the operator's equipment that is due to the customer's failure to properly maintain and operate such equipment.
(E) A customer shall be relieved from any responsibility for reimbursing the operator for the repair of equipment which malfunctions or does not operate due to a hidden or latent defect in the equipment, or for equipment which fails to operate, or improperly operates due to natural occurrences conditioned by the normal wear and tear of such equipment, however, the customer shall still be obligated to return said equipment to the operator otherwise undamaged.
(Ord. O-19-08, passed 11-11-08)