(A) Lien claim; procedure. Charges for water shall be a lien upon the premises as provided by statute. Whenever a bill for water service remains unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered, the Village Clerk may file with the County Recorder 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 village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for water served subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(1) If the consumer of water whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the Village Clerk has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his or her address is known to the Village Clerk, whenever the bill remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered.
(2) The failure of the Village Clerk 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 water bills as set forth in the following division.
(B) Foreclosure of lien.
(1) Property subject to a lien for unpaid water charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs and attorney’s fees. The foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the village.
(2) The Village Attorney shall institute proceedings in the name of the village, in any court having jurisdiction over these matters, against any property for which the water bill has remained unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered, upon a resolution of the Board of Trustees directing same.