(A) The owner(s) of any owner occupied premises served by the village sewer system shall be jointly and severally liable for paying for all sanitary sewer services provided to said premises.
(B) Bills for services referred to in division (A) of this section shall be mailed to the service address or to an address provided by said owner(s), and shall include all current and past due charges for the premises in question.
(C) The owner(s) of any tenant occupied premises served by the village sewer system, and the occupant(s) or any other user thereof, shall be jointly and severally liable for paying for all sanitary sewer services provided to said premises whether utilized by the owner, or another occupant, tenant, or user thereof.
(D) Bills for services referred to in division(C) of this section shall be mailed to the owner(s), or the management company of record, at an address provided by said owner(s), and shall include all current and past due charges for the premises in question, regardless of whether services were utilized by the owner or any occupant, tenant, or other user thereof.
(E) The owner(s) of any tenant occupied single-family or two-family premises served by the village sewer system, may request that sanitary sewer bills for such premises be mailed directly to the service address, to be paid by the occupant(s) thereof, provided that said owner(s) have completed an owner liability form and placed it on file with the Sewer Billing Department.
(F) Said owner liability form shall require the owner(s) to clearly acknowledge that they remain legally liable for payment for all sanitary sewer services provided to said premises, as well as any late fees, penalties, disconnection fees and collection or legal costs incurred by the village should the owner's tenant fail to pay said bill.
(G) Information on said owner liability form shall be updated by the owner(s) of the premises with each change in tenant, and kept current including a current mailing address and phone number for the owner(s) at all times.
(H) In the case of any such tenant occupied single-family or two-family premise, where the owner(s) have requested that sanitary sewer bills for such premises be mailed directly to the service address to be paid by the occupant(s) thereof, the Village Sewer Billing shall notify said owner(s) via first class United States mail service at the address on file whenever such bill remains unpaid for a period of 30 days after it was originally mailed. The failure of the village to mail such notice, or the failure of the owner to receive such notice, shall not affect the right of the village to foreclose on any lien pursuant to statutes of the State of Illinois for unpaid sewer bills or to pursue any other collection procedures available.
(I) If a bill for sewer services remains unpaid for a period of 30 days after it was originally mailed, the owner/customer shall be liable for reasonable collection costs, attorney's fees, and the cost of any litigation in connection with collection of said delinquent sum.
(Ord. 1764, passed 11-21-2016)