(A) It shall be the responsibility of the customer to apply for landfill service by contacting the utility billing office. All applications shall remain in effect until the customer requests the municipality to discontinue the service. It shall be the responsibility of the customer to notify in writing at least two weeks prior to the effective date of any changes that may affect the monthly charges.
(B) Billings.
(1) Billing for landfill service will commence with the date of occupancy. The municipality shall have the right to determine how and to whom landfill charges are to be billed. Failure to receive a bill or failure to apply for service does not relieve the customer of responsibility for the charges.
(2) All landfill charges shall be the obligation of the owner of the property served by the municipality. In the case of an apartment complex where the tenants receive individual bills, the total of which does not equal the current rate which would be billed to the property owner on a single billing, the owner shall be responsible for the difference due the municipality. Credit for vacant residential units may be extended if the period of vacancy exceeds one month and the customer notifies the municipality in advance of the scheduled vacancy.
(3) In the event of overcharges for landfill services, credit adjustments will be limited to the most recent six-month period prior to discovery and notification of the error.
(4) A statement of charges covering the landfill service for the preceding month shall be mailed by the utility billing department, together with the charge for utility services to the premises; which charges shall be due and payable within 30 days of the date of issue.
(5) Unless the landfill bills are paid within 30 days from the due date, the property owner shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to the penalties of the same. All charges shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as utility bills are paid, and all rules and regulations governing the collection for utility bills shall apply in every particular in collection of landfill service bills, and the delinquency in case of one bill shall be deemed a delinquency in all bills.
(6) There shall be imposed a lien in favor of the city upon the property being served whenever a billing or billings remain unpaid for a period of 60 days or more for the landfill or utility service. The property being primarily liable for the payment of these services, the lien arises at the time of delinquency and continues until the liability for the amount is satisfied, or the lien is foreclosed. Such liens shall be foreclosed in the manner provided by law or ordinance for the foreclosure on properties for failure to pay the sales tax or any other tax, including real property tax due and owing to the city.