§ 74-1. Disconnection of service for nonpayment of charges.

(a)

The term "monthly utility bill" as used in this section means the monthly utility bill rendered by the city to each of its customers for electric, gas, water, sewer, and refuse collection and disposal services and facilities.

(b)

If any part of any monthly utility bill shall be unpaid after the fifteenth day following the date of such bill, a penalty of five percent of the bill shall be imposed and shall be added to and collected with the bill.

(c)

If any part of any monthly utility bill shall be unpaid after the twentieth day following the date of such bill, all electric, gas, water and sewer connections to the premises involved shall be discontinued and disconnected and shall not be reconnected and all refuse collection and disposal services to the premises involved shall be discontinued and shall not be again commenced until the monthly utility bill is paid in full, together with the penalties imposed in this section and such reconnecting charges as may be charged by the city therefor.

(d)

In addition to the provisions of this section, where the customer has his own private water supply, the city may disconnect and cut off such water supply to the plumbing system of the premises, and the customer, owner or user shall have no right to reconnect his own private water supply thereto until the monthly utility bill, with penalties and reconnection charges, has been paid in full.

(e)

It shall be unlawful for any person to reconnect such private water supply to such plumbing system or any part thereof while any part of any monthly utility bill with penalties shall be unpaid, and upon conviction thereof such person shall be punished as provided by section 1-6.

(Code 1958, § 33-11.1; Ord. No. 1073-2015 , § 2, 10-27-15)

State law reference

Restriction on refusal or discontinuance of service for nonpayment of service chargers by former occupant of rental unit, F.S. § 180.135.