Charges for water or sewer service shall be a lien upon the premises as provided by statute. Whenever a bill for water service and sewer service remains unpaid thirty (30) days after it has been rendered, the clerk may file with the recorder of Bureau County, 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 city claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for water and sewer service served subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
If the consumer of water or sewer service whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the clerk has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his address is known to the clerk, whenever such bills remain unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days after it has been rendered.
The failure of the clerk to record such lien claims 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 water bills as mentioned in the following section. (1972 Code)