A. Relating To Cold Weather: No gas service furnished to residential users shall be terminated for nonpayment of bills on: 1) any day when the national weather service forecast for the following twenty four (24) hours covering the area in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be twenty degrees Fahrenheit (20°F) or below; or 2) any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when such a forecast indicates that the temperature will be twenty degrees Fahrenheit (20°F) or below during the holiday or weekend.
B. Relating To Master Metered Apartments: In the event of termination of service to an apartment building having three (3) or more residential apartments with a master meter, the village shall, in addition to the notice to the landlord, notify all tenants of the building of the proposed termination of utility service. This notice shall contain the following information: 1) the specific date, no sooner than ten (10) days after the notice is rendered, that utility service is subject to termination; 2) a statement of the tenant's statutory right either: a) to pay the utility company from the rent due on the rental agreement or b) to petition the court for appointment of a receiver to collect the rents due for use and occupancy of the building and remit a portion to the utility company for payment of utility bills; 3) the dollar amount of the utility bills due and owing on the date such notice is given and the average monthly utility bills; and 4) the name and telephone number of any legal services agency within the utility company's service area where the tenants may obtain free legal assistance. The notice provided to the tenants of the building shall be of a conspicuous size, on red paper, and in at least 14-point boldface type, except that the words "Notice Of Water Service Termination" shall be in 36-point boldface type if the notice is posted, and shall state:
It is unlawful for the landlord or his or her agent to alter, deface, tamper with or remove this notice. A landlord or his or her agent who violates this provision is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
The provisions of this section are in accordance with the rental property utility service act, 765 Illinois Compiled Statutes 735/0.01 et seq., and if that act is amended, this section shall be deemed amended in accordance therewith. (Ord. 14-17, 10-27-2014)
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