§ 34-402. Customer and owner responsible for bills.

Payment of utility bills shall be the responsibility of the utility customer.

(1)

The customer shall be responsible for utility charges incurred until service is voluntarily terminated in accordance with the provisions of section 34-405(a)(1).

(2)

In cases where the customer is not the same as the owner and customer is delinquent on their account, the owner of the property shall be liable for all past due amounts and charges. The owner's responsibility for payment of bills shall not be reduced or waived because of the city's attempts to collect from the customer, so long as the owner is sent notice of the delinquent billings.

(3)

If utility bills are paid and kept current, utility service will not be discontinued upon the order of any other person other than the customer to enforce vacation of the premises or for other reasons.

(Prior Code, § 74.015; Code 2006, § 13.20.4; Ord. No. 1238, § 1(part), 1991; Ord. No. 1435, § 2(part), 2004; Ord. No. 1495, § 4(13.20.4), 1-25-2011)