(A) Quarterly charges for sewer service shall be subject to 5% penalty if not paid within 30 days after the date of billing. Any billing not paid within 90 days from the date of billing shall be considered delinquent and assessed an additional 15% of the current rate as a delinquent penalty. Additionally, all delinquent owners will be responsible for all attorney fees and court cost actually expended in the collection of all delinquent accounts. Additionally, if the bill is not paid within 90 days after becoming due, the authority shall have the right to cut off water and sewer service from the delinquent premises, and not to restore the same until all delinquent bills against the same and the cost of cutting off and restoring service shall have been paid. Property owner shall be responsible for all costs for disconnection and reconnection of the services.
(B) All persons connecting to the sewage system must give the authority their correct address. Failure to receive bills will not be considered an excuse for nonpayment, nor permit an extension of the period during which bills are payable at face value.
(C) Payments made, as evidenced by the United States Post Office mark on or previous to the end of the period during which the bills are payable at face value, will be deemed to be payment within such period.
(D) All sewer rentals, together with all penalties thereon, not paid on or before the end of one year from the date of each bill shall be deemed to be delinquent. All delinquent sewer rentals and all penalties thereon shall be a lien on the property served and shall be entered as a lien against such property in the office of the Prothonotary of the county, and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the filing of collection of such liens.
(Res. 01-2013-20, passed 1-10-2013)