(A) The city is hereby authorized to enforce the payment of charges of water service to any premises by discontinuing the water service to such premises, and the payment of charges for sewage disposal to any premises may be enforced by discontinuing either the water service or the sewage disposal service to such premises or both; and a collection action may be instituted by the city against the customer. Notice of intent to discontinue service shall be given personally or by first class mail to the customer at the address served.
(B) The charges for water service and sewage disposal service which, under the provisions of Public Act No. 94 of 1933 (M.C.L.A. 141.101 et seq.), are made a lien on the premises to which furnished are hereby recognized to constitute such lien, and the city shall annually, on June 1 certify all unpaid charges for such services furnished to any premises which, on May 31 preceding, have remained unpaid for a period of six months and place the charges on the next tax roll of the city. Such charges so assessed shall be collected in the same manner as general city taxes.
(C) When the city is properly notified in accordance with the act referred to in division (B) of this section that a tenant is responsible for water or sewage disposal service charges, no such service shall be commenced or continued to such premises until there has been deposited with the City Treasurer a sum of $500 for such premises.
(D) Where the water service to any premises is turned off to enforce the payment of water service charges or sewage disposal service charges, the water service shall not be recommenced until all delinquent charges, plus the turn-on charge, have been paid and/or a deposit, as for tenants, is made.
(E) Deposits made pursuant to this section may be applied against any delinquent water or sewage disposal charges on an account, and the application thereof shall not affect the right of the Utilities Manager to turn off the water service and/or sewer service to any premises for any delinquency thereby satisfied. No such deposit shall bear interest, and such deposit or any remaining balance thereof shall be returned to the customer making the deposit when he or she shall discontinue receiving water and sewage disposal service.
(Ord. 11-02, passed 6-2-2011)
Statutory reference:
Authority to discontinue service for failure to pay charges, see M.C.L.A. 123.166,141.121
Water and sewer charges constitute lien, see M.C.L.A. 141.121