US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  11-314  Notice  of  rules  and regulations; penalty for nonpayment;
  water supply cut off. The rates and charges for  supply  of  water,  the
  annual  service  charges and minimum charges, the sewer rents, the sewer
  surcharges, the rules and regulations concerning the use of  water,  all
  other  rules  and  regulations  affecting  users  of water or concerning
  charges  for  supply  of  water,  restrictions  of  the  use  of  water,
  installation of meters, and all rules and regulations affecting property
  connected  with  the sewer system, penalties and fines for violations of
  rules and regulations shall be printed on each bill and permit so far as
  in the judgment of the commissioner of environmental protection they are
  applicable. This section and such printing  and  the  printing  of  this
  section  on such bills and permits shall be sufficient notice to owners,
  tenants or  occupants  of  premises  to  authorize  the  imposition  and
  recovery  of  any charges, surcharges and fines imposed under such rules
  and regulations and of  any  penalties  imposed  in  pursuance  of  this
  chapter  in  addition  to  cutting  off the supply of water. Where water
  charges payable in advance or sewer rents or charges payable as provided
  in subdivision c of section 11-313 of this chapter, are not paid  within
  the  period  covered  by  such  charges  or  rents, and a notice of such
  nonpayment is mailed by the commissioner  of  finance  to  the  premises
  addressed  to  "owner  or  occupant,"  the commissioner of environmental
  protection may shut off the supply of  water  to  such  premises.  Where
  water charges not payable in advance or sewer rents, sewer surcharges or
  charges payable as provided in subdivisions b and d of section 11-313 of
  this chapter have been made by the department and remain unpaid for more
  than  thirty  days or where the commissioner of environmental protection
  has certified that there is a flagrant  and  continued  violation  of  a
  provision  or provisions of section 24-523 of the code or of any rule or
  regulation  promulgated  pursuant  thereto  or  of  any  order  of   the
  commissioner  of environmental protection issued pursuant thereto, after
  notice thereof mailed to the premises addressed to "owner or  occupant,"
  the  commissioner of environmental protection may shut off the supply of
  water to the premises.