(A) Owner Liable: The owner of each building connected to the water and sewer system shall be deemed primarily liable for the payment of water and sewer billings. Pursuant to arrangements with the owner, a tenant may pay such charges and reduce the owner's liability by the amount of any such payment. Acceptance by the City of such payment from a tenant shall not constitute a waiver by the City of the owner's primary liability for charges not paid by the tenant. Any arrangements made between the tenant and the owner shall have no effect on the City and the City shall not incur any liability to the owner for not disconnecting the water service in the event of nonpayment by the tenant.
(B) Billing Address: It shall be the responsibility of the owner to keep the City informed as to an address where the water and sewer billing should be sent in the event of nonpayment by the tenant. (Ord. 181, 6-15-1987; amd. Ord. 353, 11-7-2016)
(C) Write Off Accounts: Writing off a delinquent account shall not act as a forgiveness of the underlying obligation. Notwithstanding any other section of this Code nor any other remedy permitted by State Statute or City ordinance, in the event a water or sewer user fails to pay a water or sewer bill and allows the bill to become delinquent, in addition to any other remedies provided by law, the City shall have the following remedies: 1) the City may turn the account over to a collection agency for collection; 2) the City may attach the unpaid obligation to a different water or sewer account in the ratepayer's name, whether the account is in existence or subsequently created and continue to bill the original account; 3) refuse to offer new water or sewer services to the ratepayer until the account is paid in full. (Ord. 353, 11-7-2016)