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13.12.100 - Account in Name of Owner. All accounts for water shall be kept in the name of the owner of the property and not in the name of any tenant; provided, that persons holding possession of property under a lease may be supplied on their own account where the City deems it best to keep the account in the name of the lessee. Such account in the name of the lessee shall not diminish the responsibility of the owner for such water charges. In addition, the City may require a deposit of at least one estimated annual water rental or other appropriate amount, which deposit may be retained by the City at any time when payment of water rental becomes delinquent, and the City may also require a new deposit before further service is rendered. When service is discontinued, this deposit less any amount still due the City for water service shall be refunded with interest at the legal rate set by Colorado state statute. 13.12.110 - Bi11inq Procedure - Delinquent Payment - Pena1tv - Water Turnoff. A. The City shall bill all users in accordance with monthly water service charges. The billing shall be prepared and forwarded on a monthly basis. If any bill is not paid wi thin thirty (30) days of the date of billing, the account shall be considered delinquent. If any account remains unpaid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the billing, the account shall be assessed a $3.00 late charge plus one percent (1%) of the delinquent amount for each month or fraction thereof the account is delinquent. The City shall give the user a delinquency notice stating that the bill must be paid within fifteen (15) days of the date of notice or the water service may be turned off and in no case shall it be turned on to the same property until the delinquent bill and the late charges have been paid in full. Once service has been discon- nected for non-payment, a fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be paid in order to turn the delinquent service on during normal business hours and a fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00) shall be charged in the event service shall be turned on after normal business hours of the City. B. Change of ownership or occupancy shall not affect the application of this section. C. This section shall apply to users within or without the corporate limits. 13.12.120. - Delinquent Rents Constitute Lien. All water rents and rates, including late charges and penalties, shall be a charge and lien upon the real property to which water service is provided from the time said rents are due, and shall be a per- - 2 -