In addition to all other remedies, if a customer shall for any reason remain indebted to the municipality for utilities service furnished, such amount due, together with any rents and charges in arrears, shall be considered a delinquent utility rent which is hereby declared to be a lien upon the real estate for which the same was furnished. The Municipal 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. It shall be the duty of the Municipal Clerk to report to the governing body a list of all unpaid accounts due for utilities service together with a description of the premises served. The report shall be examined and, if approved by the governing body, shall be certified by the Municipal Clerk to the County Clerk to be collected as a special tax in the manner provided by law.
(`75 Code, §§ 3-112 and 3-217) (Am. Ord. 407, passed 4-1-03)
Statutory reference:
Lien authorized for water and sewer delinquency, Neb. RS 17-538 and 17-925.01
Assessments authorized, Neb. RS 18-503