(A) Connection and periodic service charges, including industrial cost recovery charges, for sewer and water for any premises, the sewer trunkage connection fee, and the sanitary sewer availability fee, the water connection fee and the miscellaneous customer fees, including installments thereon, pertaining to any premises shall be a lien thereon.
(B) The lien shall become effective immediately upon the provision of services to the premises and the official records of the village shall constitute notice of the pendency of the lien or liens.
(C) The lien or liens shall have priority over all other liens except taxes and special assessments.
(D) All unpaid fees for water and sewer service delinquent for 6 months or more shall be certified by the Village Clerk annually on March 1 of each year to the village tax assessing officer who shall enter the same upon the next tax roll against the premises to which the service shall have been rendered, and the charges shall be collected and the lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of taxes assessed upon the roll and the enforcement of the lien therefor.
(E) However, in all cases when a tenant is responsible for the payment of the charges and the village is so notified in writing (including a true copy of any lease), then the charges shall not become a lien against the premises from and after the date of the notice.
(F) From and after the notice no further service shall be rendered to the premises until a cash deposit of not less than 1 full year's service shall have been made as security for payment of the charges.
(1992 Code, § 11.14)