(A) Water service accounts shall be kept in the name of the owner of the property served, and only such owner shall be recognized as the consumer, except where the tenant makes a deposit of an amount of money in the office of the Water Department.
(B) Where no deposits are made, the owner of the premises served shall be held responsible for the payment of all water rentals and all other proper charges in connection with water service to his, her, or their premises, but such payments will be accepted from tenants if tendered by them, but accepting payments from tenants shall not subsequently relieve the owner of premises from the responsibility of paying water rentals or other service charges when due.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-27) Penalty, see § 50.99