(A) Lien; notice of delinquency.
(1) Whenever a bill for service remains unpaid for 45 days after it has been rendered, the Water Clerk shall file with the County Recorder of Deeds a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, and a notice that the village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(2) If the user whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises and the Village Clerk has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises if this address be known to the Clerk whenever such bill remains unpaid for the period 45 days for a monthly bill.
(3) The failure of the Water Clerk to record such lien or to mail such notice or the failure of the owner to receive such notice shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid bills as mentioned in the foregoing section.
(B) Foreclosure of lien. Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. The Village Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings in the name of the village in any court having jurisdiction over such matters against any property for which the monthly bill has remained unpaid for 45 days after it has been rendered.
(Ord. 862, passed 12-5-2002)