(A) Whenever a final bill for sewer service remains unpaid for 60 days after it has been transmitted, the City Treasurer may file with the County Recorder of Deeds a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bills, and a notice that the city claims a lien for this amount, as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(B) If the user whose final bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises and the City Treasurer has notice of this, notice shall be transmitted to the owner of the premises if his or her address is known to the Treasurer, whenever such bill remains unpaid for the period 30 days after it has been transmitted.
(C) The failure of the City Treasurer to mail such notice or the failure of the owner to receive such notice shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid bills.
(D) Whenever a final bill for services remains unpaid for 30 days, after notice is transmitted, if the City Treasurer determines, the city shall have the authority to turn the matter over to a collection agency, as well. The City Treasurer has the right and the authority to both file a lien and turn the account over to a collection agency.
(Prior Code, § 51.102) (Ord. 88-9, passed 9-20-1988; Ord. 19-04, passed 3-4-2019)