(A) From and after the executed date of this chapter, applications for utility services by tenants will be accepted only when accompanied by a contract with the landlord assuming responsibility in any delinquency in payment of utility bills.
(B) Utility deposits presently held by the borough will be returned to the depositor upon written application accompanied by a signed contract by the landlord assuming responsibility for any delinquency in the amount of the utility bills or upon written application by the depositor together with a statement that the depositor has paid all borough utility bills on a current basis for a period of one year prior to the date of the application.
(C) If after the signing of the contract of responsibility by the landlord the tenant fails to make payment of charges due, the borough shall give the owner written notice of such default by U.S. mail at such time as the utilities are discontinued.
(1980 Code, Ch. 8, Part 1, § 43) (Ord. 1008, passed 5-20-1974, § 3; Ord. 1388, passed 10-19-2009, § 1)