(a) The owner may arrange to have the tenant or lessee pay the water/sewer bill but such arrangement shall not relieve the owner of responsibility for payment of any delinquencies that may accrue.
(b) Only such existing agreements with tenants will be honored after passage of this section. No new agreements with tenants shall be made with the Department of Utilities after passage of this section, unless specifically provided for in this section. When an existing tenant moves out, the landlord will take over the bill at the premises.
(c) To comply with Section 8 and the Discounted Water/Sewer Rate available under Section 913.307, applicants will be allowed to have the water and sewer bill put into their name, but such arrangement where the tenant has received the Discounted Water/Sewer Rate shall not relieve the property owner from liability for any delinquency that may occur regarding the water and sewer bill at the residence. When a tenant who has been receiving the Discounted Water/Sewer Rate vacates the premises, the billing for the water and sewer services shall automatically revert to the owner of the residence.
(Ord. 139-99. Passed 9-7-99.)