[Adopted 10-19-1992 by Ord. No. 1027 (Ch.
252, Art. I, of the 1999 Code)]
Pennsylvania-American Water Company is hereby
authorized and directed, at the request of the Borough of Homestead,
to shut off the supply of water to the owner or occupant of any premises
served by Pennsylvania-American Water Company, if such owner or occupant
shall neglect or fail to pay for a period of 30 days from the due
date thereof any rental, rate or charge for sewer, sewage or sewage
treatment service imposed by the Borough of Homestead, and the water
shutoff shall remain until all such overdue rentals, rates and charges,
together with any penalties and interest thereon, shall be paid in
full to the Borough of Homestead.
Prior to shutting off the water supply to the
owner or occupant of premises served by Pennsylvania-American Water
Company as provided for under the terms of this article, the Borough
of Homestead shall provide at least 10 days' notice by mail of an
intention to shut off the supply of water to the owner or occupant
of such premises and, in addition thereto, the Borough of Homestead
shall provide a written notice at the main entrance to the premises.
If during such ten-day period the person liable for the payment of
the rentals and charges delivers to the Borough of Homestead or Pennsylvania-American
Water Company a written statement, under oath or affirmation, stating
that he has a just defense to the claim, or part of it, for such rentals
or charges, and that the statement is not executed for the purpose
of delay, then the water supply shall not be shut off until the claim
has been judicially determined.
The appropriate officers of the Borough of Homestead
are hereby authorized and directed to execute a proposed agreement
with Pennsylvania-American Water Company to accomplish the purposes
specified in this article, which agreement shall be identical in form
and content to attached Exhibit A hereto.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Agreement, formerly attached
as Appendix A, is on file in the Borough offices.
