(a) The rates or charges for the use of and services rendered by the sewer system shall be paid by or on behalf of the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building connected with, served by, or using such sewer system, and the amount of all such rates or charges, if not paid when due, shall be a lien upon the premises served by the system, and if the bill for such rates or charges is not paid within thirty days after due, it shall be deemed delinquent and the amount thereof shall be recovered by the Sanitary Board in a civil action in the name of the City, together with a penalty of ten percent (10%) and a reasonable attorney's fee and, as a part of such action, the lien aforesaid shall be foreclosed in due course against the lot, parcel of land or building charged with the amount due in accordance with the law relating to the enforcement of such liens; provided, if the water bills are in the name of a party other than the owner of the lot, parcel of real estate or building connected with, served by or using the sewer system, the bill for sewer service rates or charges shall be directed to such party, and in the event any such bill is not paid within the allotted time and is delinquent, the Sanitary Board shall mail the delinquent bill to the owner of such lot, parcel of real estate or building at the last known address of the owner, together with a notice that the owner is the party charged by law with the liability for the payment thereof, and if the bill is not paid within thirty days after such mailing, the amount thereof shall be recovered by the Sanitary Board, together with the penalty aforesaid and a reasonable attorney's fee as in the case of other delinquent bills, and, as a part of such action, the lien aforesaid shall be foreclosed in due course against the lot, parcel of land or building charged with the amount due in accordance with the laws relating to the enforcement of such liens. (1975 Code Sec. 15-62)
(b) The Princeton Sanitary Board shall have the right to request the disconnection of water service for nonpayment of sewer bills and shall have the right to request the reconnection of water service when sewer bills have been paid.
(c) Whenever water service has been disconnected for nonpayment of sewer bills, a disconnection fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be charged.
(d) Whenever water service which has been previously disconnected, or otherwise withheld for non-payment of sewer bills is reconnected a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be charged. (Passed 3-19-90)
(e) On all current usage billings not paid within twenty (20) days, ten percent (10%) shall be added to the net current amount unpaid. This delayed payment penalty is not interest and is only to be collected once for each bill.
(f) Whenever a check is returned for insufficient funds, a service charge of actual cost to the Princeton Sanitary Board shall be charged; provided however, that the service charge shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(g) A refundable security deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be required prior to service being connected or reconnected. Said deposit shall be refunded with interest (at a rate as stated in the Sewer Rules) after twelve (12) consecutive months of on time payments.
(Passed 3-17-97.)