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City of <br />Pequot <br />Lakes <br />UTILITY BILLING POLICY <br />FOR <br />PROPERTY OWNERS WITH TENANTS <br />The City Council recently amended the Water Utility Ordinance to require that the <br />property owner (Landlord) is fully responsible for tenants' utility charges. <br />As of June 1St, 2009, tenants will no longer receive a monthly water /sewer utility bill <br />from the City of Pequot Lakes. The utility bill will be mailed to the Landlord. It will be <br />the responsibility of the Landlord to ensure that the utility charges are paid. <br />The Landlord will be responsible for all aspects of the utility account including: <br />• Setting up the account. <br />�' • Requesting changes to the account. <br />• Requests to have the water turned on or the water turned off. <br />• If the account is past due to the point that a disconnect notice is warranted, the <br />disconnect notice will be sent to both the Landlord and the tenant. <br />• Requests for payment arrangements to avoid a disconnection of the utility, must <br />be made by the Landlord. <br />In the case of delinquent accounts resulting in water disconnection, Minnesota State Law <br />allows the tenant the right to pay the current charges for the most recent billing period to <br />keep the water on. "Current charges" > do not include late payment fees incurred by the <br />landlord. <br />