(A) All landlords shall be required to sign an owner’s consent form agreeing to pay all unpaid utility charges for their property before a tenant’s utility application will be accepted and the landlord reconnect fee waiver will be allowed.
(B) All unpaid utility charges after final billing and/or disconnect of electricity, which include light, water, sewer and trash, shall be the primary responsibility of the property owners of any rental properties within the village. Any utility deposit paid by the tenant shall be credited to the account.
(C) Prior to disconnection of utilities from any known rental units within the village, the property owner shall be given a five-day notice of the failure of the renter to pay such bills when due.
(D) In the event the renter and the owner fail to pay such utility charges within the time set forth in the village ordinances, the utilities to such property shall be disconnected.
(E) Upon payment in full by the owner of the property, the reconnection charges shall be waived. Waiver of a reconnection fee will not be granted for partial payment of the past due utility charges. The reconnection fee shall not be waived for a tenant.
(Prior Code, § 3-901) (Ord. 218, passed 8-1-2016) Penalty, see § 50.99