(A) The owner of any lot, parcel of land, premises or dwelling unit receiving the aforesaid services of garbage and refuse collection by the city, the occupant of the premises and the user of the services shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the costs for the services to the lot, parcel of land or premises and all services are rendered to the premises by the city only on the condition that the owner or occupant and user shall be jointly and severally liable therefore to the city.
(B) (1) In the event that any charge or rate for garbage and refuse collection is not paid within 20 days after a bill for the same has been sent out, the charge shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be delinquent. The delinquency shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which the services were supplied and the City Comptroller shall, not less than 30 days after the date of the delinquency, file a notice of the lien in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds and all costs of filing and releasing the lien shall be charged against the delinquent owner, user and/or occupant.
(2) This notice shall consist of a sworn statement of the Comptroller setting forth:
(a) A description of the real estate sufficient for the identification thereof;
(b) The amount of money due for the garbage and refuse collection by the city, including delinquency charges; and
(c) The date which the amount became delinquent.
(C) The city shall also have the power from time to time to sue the owner, occupant and/or user of that real estate in a civil action to recover money for any garbage and refuse collection charges, including delinquencies, plus court costs and a reasonable attorney’s fee to be fixed by the court.
(Ord. 1253, passed 1-17-1995; Am. Ord. 1291, passed 1-30-1996; Am. Ord. 1343, passed 12-5-1996)