(A) 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 Clerk-Treasurer may file with the Recorder of Porter County a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, a notice that the town claims a lien for the amount as well as for all charges for water served subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(B) If the consumer of water whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the Clerk-Treasurer has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his or her address is known to the Clerk-Treasurer, whenever such bills remain unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered.
(C) The failure of the Clerk-Treasurer to record such lien claim or to mail such notice, or the failure of the owner to receive such notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid water bills as mentioned in the following section.
(`77 Code, § 64.21) (Ord. 1996-11, passed 8-19-96; Am. Ord. 1997-6, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 1998-1, passed 6-15-98)