§ 30-102. Collection penalties and discontinued service.
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The sewer service charges shall be a debt due to the unified government. The penalty
as established by the county administrator shall be charged if the billing is not
paid within 25 days after the due date. If this debt is not paid on the due date,
it shall be deemed delinquent and may be recovered by applying the necessary civil
action in the name of the unified government against the property owner, the occupant
of the premises, the person charged, or either of them. In the event of the failure
to pay any sewer service charges after they become delinquent, the unified government
shall have the right to discontinue water service or to remove or close sewer connection
and enter upon the property for accomplishing this purpose. The expense of such discontinuance,
removal, or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service shall likewise be
a debt due to the unified government and a lien may be placed upon the property and
may be recoverable by civil action in the name of the unified government against the
property owner, the person or both. Sewer service shall not be restored until all
charges, including the expense of removal, closing or restoration shall have been
paid. Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause
for reducing or eliminating these penalties.
