Sellers of property receiving Utility Services must contact the Department to discontinue Utility Services, to schedule and provide reasonable and safe access for a final Meter and infrastructure read and inspection and arrange for payment of the final bill(s). Termination of Utility Services by the seller and/or Account Holder will only occur upon evidence of a valid confirmation number issued by Customer Service; otherwise, charges will continue to accrue on the active account until properly terminated. If the seller and buyer of a Premises intend to pro-rate the Department's charges at the closing of the property transfer, it is the seller's responsibility to contact the Department with sufficient advance notice to schedule the final Meter read, provide reasonable and safe access to the Meter and infrastructure, and have the Department calculate the final charges due, subject to Unbilled Consumption contemporaneous with the property transfer date. Buyers of property must contact the Department to apply for Utility Services. The Department reserves the right to refuse Utility Services until all unpaid charges owed on the purchased property are paid in full. Failure to perform these actions may result in the termination of Utility Services and/or the Department taking any and all available collection activities. The mere change in ownership without appropriate steps taken by the seller and Account Holder to terminate service through Customer Service does not relieve the seller and Account Holder from responsibility of the charges on the account.