12-808c.Municipalities; lien for utility
services.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if any person,
firm, corporation,
organization, political or taxing subdivision of the state or other entity
other than the state of Kansas
and the federal government residing, occupying, using or operating on property
to which is provided
utility services by a utility owned or operated by a municipality, neglects,
fails or refuses to pay the
fees or charges for such service, the unpaid fees or charges shall constitute a
lien upon the property
to which such utility service is provided. The amount of the unpaid fees or
charges shall be certified
by the governing body of the municipality to the county clerk of the county in
which such property
is located, to be placed on the tax roll for collection, subject to the same
penalties and collected in
the same manner as other taxes are collected by law. The governing body may
refuse the delivery
of such utility service as otherwise permitted by law until such time as such charges are fully paid.
(b) A lien shall not attach to property for unpaid utility fees or charges,
when the utility
service has been contracted for by a tenant and not by the landlord or owner of
the property to which
such service is provided.
(c) Except as provided by this subsection, no municipality which provides
utility services shall refuse to contract
with a tenant for
provision of such services to property occupied by such tenant.
A municipality shall not be required to contract with any person if such person
has outstanding or unpaid charges for utility services provided by such
municipality.
(d) A municipality may require a single deposit to be paid by a customer for
all utility services, except that such deposit shall not exceed an amount equal
to the expected average bills for a three month period for such utility
services.
(e) When used in this section:
(1) "Municipality" means any city, county, township, water district,
improvement district or
other political or taxing subdivision of the state or any agency or
instrumentality of a municipality
which provides utility services
but does not include any rural water district organized pursuant to K.S.A.
82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(2) "Utility services" means refuse, trash, garbage or other solid waste
collection and
disposal, sewer, water, gas and electric power services.
12-808c.Municipalities; lien for utility
services.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if any person,
firm, corporation,
organization, political or taxing subdivision of the state or other entity
other than the state of Kansas
and the federal government residing, occupying, using or operating on property
to which is provided
utility services by a utility owned or operated by a municipality, neglects,
fails or refuses to pay the
fees or charges for such service, the unpaid fees or charges shall constitute a
lien upon the property
to which such utility service is provided. The amount of the unpaid fees or
charges shall be certified
by the governing body of the municipality to the county clerk of the county in
which such property
is located, to be placed on the tax roll for collection, subject to the same
penalties and collected in
the same manner as other taxes are collected by law. The governing body may
refuse the delivery
of such utility service as otherwise permitted by law until such time as such charges are fully paid.
(b) A lien shall not attach to property for unpaid utility fees or charges,
when the utility
service has been contracted for by a tenant and not by the landlord or owner of
the property to which
such service is provided.
(c) Except as provided by this subsection, no municipality which provides
utility services shall refuse to contract
with a tenant for
provision of such services to property occupied by such tenant.
A municipality shall not be required to contract with any person if such person
has outstanding or unpaid charges for utility services provided by such
municipality.
(d) A municipality may require a single deposit to be paid by a customer for
all utility services, except that such deposit shall not exceed an amount equal
to the expected average bills for a three month period for such utility
services.
(e) When used in this section:
(1) "Municipality" means any city, county, township, water district,
improvement district or
other political or taxing subdivision of the state or any agency or
instrumentality of a municipality
which provides utility services
but does not include any rural water district organized pursuant to K.S.A.
82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(2) "Utility services" means refuse, trash, garbage or other solid waste
collection and
disposal, sewer, water, gas and electric power services.
12-808c.Municipalities; lien for utility
services.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if any person,
firm, corporation,
organization, political or taxing subdivision of the state or other entity
other than the state of Kansas
and the federal government residing, occupying, using or operating on property
to which is provided
utility services by a utility owned or operated by a municipality, neglects,
fails or refuses to pay the
fees or charges for such service, the unpaid fees or charges shall constitute a
lien upon the property
to which such utility service is provided. The amount of the unpaid fees or
charges shall be certified
by the governing body of the municipality to the county clerk of the county in
which such property
is located, to be placed on the tax roll for collection, subject to the same
penalties and collected in
the same manner as other taxes are collected by law. The governing body may
refuse the delivery
of such utility service as otherwise permitted by law until such time as such charges are fully paid.
(b) A lien shall not attach to property for unpaid utility fees or charges,
when the utility
service has been contracted for by a tenant and not by the landlord or owner of
the property to which
such service is provided.
(c) Except as provided by this subsection, no municipality which provides
utility services shall refuse to contract
with a tenant for
provision of such services to property occupied by such tenant.
A municipality shall not be required to contract with any person if such person
has outstanding or unpaid charges for utility services provided by such
municipality.
(d) A municipality may require a single deposit to be paid by a customer for
all utility services, except that such deposit shall not exceed an amount equal
to the expected average bills for a three month period for such utility
services.
(e) When used in this section:
(1) "Municipality" means any city, county, township, water district,
improvement district or
other political or taxing subdivision of the state or any agency or
instrumentality of a municipality
which provides utility services
but does not include any rural water district organized pursuant to K.S.A.
82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(2) "Utility services" means refuse, trash, garbage or other solid waste
collection and
disposal, sewer, water, gas and electric power services.