(A) Property owner. A utility deposit of $100 shall be paid to the Clerk by any applicant before any water will be turned on to any premises. The deposit shall be retained by the village for 12 months of payments at which time the deposit shall be credited to the user's account; provided, however, that said user shall have a good payment record, making all monthly payments timely. The utility deposit shall not be required for (a) any user whose account is in good standing who transfers service from one property in the village to another property, or (b) for any property owner whose account is in good standing in order to maintain or begin service to a property after a renter or other person in possession of the premises vacates the premises.
(B) Renters. The deposit for renters shall be retained by the village until the renter permanently vacates the premises.
(C) Security for payment - no interest. The deposits made under the provisions of this section shall be held by the village as security for the payment of utility services used by the applicant upon the premises to which his or her application pertains, and may be so applied when any default is made in the payment in the utilities bill in accordance with this subchapter. The depositor shall earn no interest on the deposit.
(D) Liability for deposit. The owner of the premises and the tenant thereof shall be jointly and severally liable to pay the required deposit herein established before water and sewer services shall be made available to the tenant-occupied premises. In the case a portion of the deposit is used as aforesaid, the tenant or owner of the premises shall immediately deposit with the Water Clerk an amount sufficient to bring the deposit to the established rate of deposit.
(1999 Code, § 38-2-6) (Ord. 03/09/2004-2, passed 3-9-2004; Ord. 01/10/2012-3, passed 1-10-2012; Ord. 2021-15, passed 9-14-2021)