No abatement of the charges for water rents shall be allowed
on account of the vacancy of any premises supplied with water, unless
the water supply is turned off by the Water Department. For such suspension
of service there shall be a charge for shutting off and for restoring
the service at such premises, as indicated in the fee schedule but,
in the interval, no charge for service shall be made.
Until the Village is notified, in writing, by a property owner
that a change to classification code as defined by NYS RPT Law and
upon certification in writing by the Assessor, and the NYS Building
and Fire Code Enforcement Officer that such change has occurred, the
property will remain unaltered and the appropriate water rates so
charged.
Whenever the owner or occupant requests the Village to shut
off or turn on the supply of water, such owner or occupant shall pay
a fee as established in the schedule of fees, as adopted by the Board
of Trustees. The owner shall indemnify the Village of any claims by
tenants or other persons due to the shutting off of such water services.
The charge for a reading (special reading) made at any other
time than at the time of the regularly scheduled reading for the purpose
of property transfer, tenant changes, etc., or to check on a regular
reading shall be stated within the schedule of fees.