In addition to all other remedies, if a customer shall for any reason remain indebted to the city for utilities service furnished, and such bill remains unpaid at the expiration of 60 days after billing date specified on the utilities charge statement, together with any additions thereto, such delinquent charges shall then be a lien upon the property served; such delinquent service charge and addition aforesaid shall be levied and assessed against the premises served in the same manner prescribed by law for the assessment and levy of special taxes and assessments, and shall be collected or returned in the same manner as other city special taxes and assessment are certified assessed, collected and returned. The City Clerk shall notify in writing, or cause to be notified in writing, all owners of premises or their agents whenever their tenants or lessees are 30 days or more delinquent in the payment of the utilities rent. Such assessment shall be certified to the City Treasurer for collection as prescribed by law; and such assessments shall bear interest at the rate of 7% per annum from the effective date of levy thereof as a special assessment.
(Prior Code, § 3-1104) (Ord. 523, passed 4-4-1995)
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-538, 17-925.01, and 18-503