A. There shall be a lien upon real estate for the amount of any fees, rentsor other charges by an authority to the owner or lessee or tenant of the realestate for the use and services of any system of the authority by or inconnection with the real estate from the time when the fees, rents or chargesare due, and for the interest which may accrue thereon. Such lien shall besuperior to the interest of any owner, lessee or tenant of the real estateand rank on a parity with liens for unpaid real estate taxes. An authoritymay contract with a locality to collect amounts due on properly recordedutility liens in the same manner as unpaid real estate taxes due thelocality. A lien for delinquent rates or charges applicable to three or fewermonths may be placed by an authority if the authority or its billing andcollection agent (i) has advised the owner of such real estate at the time ofinitiating service to a lessee or tenant of such real estate that a lien willbe placed on the real estate if the lessee or tenant fails to pay any fees,rents or other charges when due for services rendered to the lessee ortenant; (ii) has mailed to the owner of the real estate a duplicate copy ofthe final bill rendered to the lessee or tenant at the time of rendering thefinal bill to such lessee or tenant; and (iii) employs the same collectionefforts and practices to collect amounts due the authority from a lessee or atenant as are employed with respect to collection of such amounts due fromcustomers who are owners of the real estate for which service is provided.
B. The lien shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of thereal estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the lienuntil the amount of such fees, rents and charges is entered in a judgmentlien book in the office where deeds may be recorded in the locality in whichthe real estate or a part thereof is located. The clerk in whose office deedsmay be recorded shall make and index the entries therein upon certificationby the authority, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars perentry, to be paid by the authority and added to the amount of the lien. Theauthority shall give the owner of the real estate notice in writing that ithas made such certification to the clerk.
C. The lien on any real estate may be discharged by the payment to theauthority of the total lien amount, and the interest which has accrued to thedate of the payment. The authority shall deliver a certificate thereof to theperson making the payment. Upon presentation of such certificate, the clerkhaving the record of the lien shall mark the entry of the lien satisfied, forwhich he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar.
(Code 1950, § 15-764.25; 1950, p. 1327; 1958, c. 97; 1962, c. 623, §15.1-1263; 1976, c. 243; 1983, c. 422; 1987, c. 307; 1993, c. 383; 1994, cc.599, 602; 1997, c. 587; 2009, c. 420.)
A. There shall be a lien upon real estate for the amount of any fees, rentsor other charges by an authority to the owner or lessee or tenant of the realestate for the use and services of any system of the authority by or inconnection with the real estate from the time when the fees, rents or chargesare due, and for the interest which may accrue thereon. Such lien shall besuperior to the interest of any owner, lessee or tenant of the real estateand rank on a parity with liens for unpaid real estate taxes. An authoritymay contract with a locality to collect amounts due on properly recordedutility liens in the same manner as unpaid real estate taxes due thelocality. A lien for delinquent rates or charges applicable to three or fewermonths may be placed by an authority if the authority or its billing andcollection agent (i) has advised the owner of such real estate at the time ofinitiating service to a lessee or tenant of such real estate that a lien willbe placed on the real estate if the lessee or tenant fails to pay any fees,rents or other charges when due for services rendered to the lessee ortenant; (ii) has mailed to the owner of the real estate a duplicate copy ofthe final bill rendered to the lessee or tenant at the time of rendering thefinal bill to such lessee or tenant; and (iii) employs the same collectionefforts and practices to collect amounts due the authority from a lessee or atenant as are employed with respect to collection of such amounts due fromcustomers who are owners of the real estate for which service is provided.
B. The lien shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of thereal estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the lienuntil the amount of such fees, rents and charges is entered in a judgmentlien book in the office where deeds may be recorded in the locality in whichthe real estate or a part thereof is located. The clerk in whose office deedsmay be recorded shall make and index the entries therein upon certificationby the authority, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars perentry, to be paid by the authority and added to the amount of the lien. Theauthority shall give the owner of the real estate notice in writing that ithas made such certification to the clerk.
C. The lien on any real estate may be discharged by the payment to theauthority of the total lien amount, and the interest which has accrued to thedate of the payment. The authority shall deliver a certificate thereof to theperson making the payment. Upon presentation of such certificate, the clerkhaving the record of the lien shall mark the entry of the lien satisfied, forwhich he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar.
(Code 1950, § 15-764.25; 1950, p. 1327; 1958, c. 97; 1962, c. 623, §15.1-1263; 1976, c. 243; 1983, c. 422; 1987, c. 307; 1993, c. 383; 1994, cc.599, 602; 1997, c. 587; 2009, c. 420.)
A. There shall be a lien upon real estate for the amount of any fees, rentsor other charges by an authority to the owner or lessee or tenant of the realestate for the use and services of any system of the authority by or inconnection with the real estate from the time when the fees, rents or chargesare due, and for the interest which may accrue thereon. Such lien shall besuperior to the interest of any owner, lessee or tenant of the real estateand rank on a parity with liens for unpaid real estate taxes. An authoritymay contract with a locality to collect amounts due on properly recordedutility liens in the same manner as unpaid real estate taxes due thelocality. A lien for delinquent rates or charges applicable to three or fewermonths may be placed by an authority if the authority or its billing andcollection agent (i) has advised the owner of such real estate at the time ofinitiating service to a lessee or tenant of such real estate that a lien willbe placed on the real estate if the lessee or tenant fails to pay any fees,rents or other charges when due for services rendered to the lessee ortenant; (ii) has mailed to the owner of the real estate a duplicate copy ofthe final bill rendered to the lessee or tenant at the time of rendering thefinal bill to such lessee or tenant; and (iii) employs the same collectionefforts and practices to collect amounts due the authority from a lessee or atenant as are employed with respect to collection of such amounts due fromcustomers who are owners of the real estate for which service is provided.
B. The lien shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of thereal estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the lienuntil the amount of such fees, rents and charges is entered in a judgmentlien book in the office where deeds may be recorded in the locality in whichthe real estate or a part thereof is located. The clerk in whose office deedsmay be recorded shall make and index the entries therein upon certificationby the authority, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars perentry, to be paid by the authority and added to the amount of the lien. Theauthority shall give the owner of the real estate notice in writing that ithas made such certification to the clerk.
C. The lien on any real estate may be discharged by the payment to theauthority of the total lien amount, and the interest which has accrued to thedate of the payment. The authority shall deliver a certificate thereof to theperson making the payment. Upon presentation of such certificate, the clerkhaving the record of the lien shall mark the entry of the lien satisfied, forwhich he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar.
(Code 1950, § 15-764.25; 1950, p. 1327; 1958, c. 97; 1962, c. 623, §15.1-1263; 1976, c. 243; 1983, c. 422; 1987, c. 307; 1993, c. 383; 1994, cc.599, 602; 1997, c. 587; 2009, c. 420.)
