The Department is hereby authorized to enforce the payment of charges for water service to any premises by discontinuing the water service to the premises, and an action of assumpsit may be instituted by the village against the customer. The charges for water service, which, under the provisions of Public Act 94 of 1933, being M.C.L. §§ 141.101 through 141.138, as amended, are made a lien on the premises to which furnished, are hereby recognized to constitute the lien; and the Superintendent may annually certify all unpaid charges for the service furnished to any premises which has remained unpaid to the Village Treasurer, who shall place the same on the next village tax roll. The charges so assessed shall be collected in the same manner as general village taxes. In cases where the village is properly notified in accordance with Public Act 94 of 1933, being M.C.L. §§ 141.101 through 141.138, that a tenant is responsible for water service charges, no service shall be commenced or continued to the premises until there has been deposited with the village $100 for a home and $200 for a business. Where the water service to any premises is turned off to enforce payment of charges, the service shall not be recommenced until all delinquent charges have been paid and a deposit as in the case of tenants is made. In any other case where, in the discretion of the Superintendent, the collection of charges for water service may be difficult or uncertain, the Superintendent may require a similar deposit. The deposits may be applied against any delinquent water service charges and the application thereof shall not affect the right of the Department to turn off the water service to any premises for any delinquency thereby satisfied. No deposit shall bear interest and the deposit, or any remaining balance thereof, after service has been discontinued will be refunded to the customer when all past utilities are paid in full.
(1988 Code, § 2.2503) (Ord. passed 4-3-1978; Ord. passed 1-18-1988; Ord. passed 11-19-2012; Ord. passed 4-21-2014)