10-7-10.5 - Authority to require written application for water or sewer service and to terminate service for failure to pay -- Limitations. - Utah Statutes

10-7-10.5. Authority to require written application for water or sewer service andto terminate service for failure to pay -- Limitations.
(1) A municipality that owns or controls a system for furnishing water or for providingsewer service may:
(a) before furnishing water or providing sewer service to a property, require the propertyowner or an authorized agent to submit a written application, signed by the owner or anauthorized agent, agreeing to pay for all water furnished or sewer service provided to theproperty, respectively, whether occupied by the owner or by a tenant or other occupant, accordingto the ordinances, rules, and regulations adopted by the municipality; and
(b) if an owner fails to pay for water furnished or sewer service provided to the owner'sproperty, discontinue furnishing water or providing sewer service to the property, respectively,until all amounts for water furnished or sewer service provided, respectively, are paid, subject toSubsection (2).
(2) (a) A municipality may not use an owner's failure to pay for water furnished or sewerservice provided to the owner's property as a basis for not furnishing water or providing sewerservice to the property after ownership of the property is transferred to a subsequent owner.
(b) A municipality may not require an owner to pay for water that was furnished or sewerservice that was provided to the property before the owner's ownership.

Amended by Chapter 316, 2004 General Session