All sewer use charges prescribed by this chapter shall be a lien upon the premises and real estate for which the sewer service is supplied and used, and, if not paid when due, such charge shall be certified to the City Treasurer and may be recovered by the city in an action at law from the owner or the person, firm or corporation requesting the service or it may be certified to the tax assessor and assessed against the premises serviced and collected or returned in the same manner as other municipal taxes are certified, assessed, collected and returned.
(Prior Code, § 3-214)