(A) Accounts for water service to any real estate receiving water from the City shall be only in the name of the owner of the real estate. As a condition of receiving water from the City, any owner of real estate agrees to be governed by the provisions of this Code and Ordinances of the City of Lima, and all rates, rules and regulations established by the Mayor and Department of Utilities, and the owner shall be liable for all water and service charges for such accounts.
(B) Notwithstanding subsection (A), the Mayor is authorized to develop and implement rules and regulations relating to the establishment of water accounts in the name of a tenant occupying any real estate, provided however that the owner of such real estate shall remain ultimately liable for payment of the account as set forth subsection (A) if the tenant fails to pay the same.
(Ord. 60-67, Passed 3-28-67; Ord. 251-10, Passed 11-22-10, Effective 3-1-11)