All water, reclaimed water, and wastewater utility treatment charges shall be due
and payable at the city hall within twenty (20) days following the date of billing.
There shall be added to and collected on each and every charge for water, reclaimed
water and wastewater provided by the city, and not paid within twenty (20) days from
the date of billing, a late fee of five (5) percent of the total bill.
(B)
If the failure to pay the service charge continues for a period of ninety (90) days
from when said charge has become due, the City shall send to the person responsible
for said bill a notice that a lien for the unpaid utility service charges will be
placed upon the real property so served. This notice shall be sent by certified mail
return receipt requested. If, within ten (10) days of the mailing of this letter,
the City has not received payment in full, it shall be entitled to impose a lien upon
the real property so served as allowed by law. This lien shall be recorded in the
Public Records of Lake County, Florida and may be foreclosed upon in a manner as provided
in Section 159-17 [159.17] Florida Statutes. The City will be authorized to include
in the lien amount the late fees, its attorneys' fees, and costs in the foreclosure
proceedings. The lien shall be a continuing lien on the property and shall include
and secure all subsequent utility charges, base rates and related penalties incurred
on the subject property until such time as the lien is satisfied. The lien shall have
priority over all other liens on such lands or premises served except the lien relating
to State, County and municipal taxes and shall be on a parity with the lien of such
State, County and municipal taxes.
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