[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 281]
A. 
Payments of user charges and any applicable surcharges shall be due and payable upon the applicable billing date through the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent.
B. 
User charges and surcharges shall be billed as determined, from time to time, via resolution of Borough Council. Full payment for any bill forwarded to the party responsible for such bill shall be payable within 30 days.
C. 
Any and all payments received on account of delinquent accounts shall be applied first to the oldest outstanding gross bill, including any accumulated late fee.
Unless otherwise indicated in this Part 3 and rules/regulations implemented by the Borough, all amounts not paid when due shall accrue a penalty. Said penalty shall be determined, from time to time, by resolution of Borough Council and consistent with any rules/regulations promulgated hereunder. Furthermore, interest may be charged on all overdue balances at a rate determined, from time to time, by resolution of Borough Council and consistent with any rules/regulations promulgated hereunder.
When the owner changes his/her or its billing address and fails to notify the Borough and their duly authorized billing agent, the owner shall continue to remain liable to remit payment by the payment due date.
A. 
Every owner of improved property shall remain liable for the payment of user charges and surcharges until the later of:
(1) 
The receipt by the Borough of written notice by such owner that the property has been sold, containing the correct name and mailing address of the new owner; or
(2) 
The date on which title to the improved property is transferred to a new owner.
B. 
Failure to provide notice renders an owner continuously liable for any charges that may accrue until such time as the Borough has been properly notified of any change in ownership as described above.
Responsibility for payment of sewer service charges may be transferred to another individual or party, provided the individual or party holds a lease, trust or other documented interest in the property with a duration of no less than one year. The responsibility for service charges may be transferred upon the receipt by the Borough and their designated collection agent of a written request by and signed by the party accepting responsibility for the monthly service charges. Assignable charges includes only the quarterly service charges and late fees associated with the quarterly service charges. All other fees and service charges promulgated within shall remain the sole responsibility of the owner of the improved property. The owner of the improved property shall ultimately remain responsible for all service charges and late fees, should the individual or party assigned responsibility for payment of the service charges and late fees become delinquent on payment and/or default on payments. Any collection actions associated with service charges or late fees will be initiated against the owner of the improved property.
Any individual or party providing payment to the Borough shall be responsible for a returned check fee when said payment is returned by a bank for any reason, including, but not limited to, nonsufficient funds, uncollected funds, account closed, payment stopped, two signature required, post-dated, stale date, account garnished or unauthorized signature. Said charge shall be in addition to any and all charges assessed by a bank; the amount of such charge shall be determined, from time to time, by Borough Council via resolution and/or promulgations of rules/regulations consistent herewith.
A. 
In the event of a dispute between the owner and the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent concerning any bill, the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent will promptly make such investigation as may be required by the particular case and report the result to the owner. When the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent has made such a report to the owner sustaining the bill as rendered, the owner shall have 15 days from the date of such report in which to pay the bill. If the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent determines that the bill originally rendered is incorrect, the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent will issue a corrected bill with a new due date for payment. For any amounts received by the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent in excess of the amount disclosed to be due by the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent, investigation of the dispute shall be returned to the owner.
B. 
No officer or employee of the Borough or its duly authorized billing agent is authorized to reduce, vary or exempt charges imposed herein or other provisions of this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by the Borough without official action by the Borough Council of Avis Borough.
A. 
The Borough or its duly authorized billing agent may require an existing user to post a deposit equal to amount of the preceding quarterly user charge assessed to the user to reestablish credit under the following circumstances:
(1) 
Delinquent accounts.
(a) 
Whenever a residential user has been delinquent in payment of three or more bills within the preceding 12 months; or
(b) 
Whenever any other than residential user has been delinquent in payment of three or more bills within the preceding 12 months.
(2) 
As a condition to the reconnection of water or sewer service following a termination.
(3) 
Whenever a user fails to comply with a material term or condition of settlement or payment agreement, whether or not service has been terminated.
B. 
The Borough or its duly authorized billing agent may require any applicant for new or temporary service to post a deposit.
Fees and charges imposed under this Part 3 and any rules/regulations implemented by the Borough directly or through their designated billing agent with respect to an improved property shall be liens on the improved property until paid. Such liens shall be perfected by appropriate filings in the office of the Prothonotary of Clinton County, Pennsylvania, and shall be enforced in the manner provided by law for collection of municipal claims in addition to any other remedies, legal or equitable, otherwise available to the Borough.
The Borough may collect delinquent sewer user fees, penalties and any other fees/charges provided for under this Part 3 by civil action or any other legal or equitable remedy available to it.