(A) Required. No owner, operator or occupant shall cause any service, facility or utility which is required to be supplied under this standard to be removed from, shut off from or discontinued from any occupied dwelling let or occupied by him except for such temporary interruption as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process, or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is approved by the Enforcement Authority.
(B) Restrictions. Utilities or services required under this chapter shall not be caused to be shut off to an occupied dwelling or dwelling unit by an owner, operator, or agent in order to evict the occupant from a dwelling or dwelling unit. However, an owner, operator or agent may shut off utilities or services at the time the owner, operator or agent has obtained an order of possession to the premises, pursuant to state law.
(‘74 Code, § 14.7-1) (Ord. G-31-85, passed 12-23-85; Am. Ord. G-37-86, passed 11-25-86; Am. Ord. G-25-99, passed 12-14-99; Am. Ord. G-03-09, passed 2-24-09; Am. Ord. G-9-17, passed 4-25-17)