If a tenant elects to contract for future water service under the preceding sections, the tenant must agree to pay appropriate transfer of account charges, reconnection charges if service has been terminated before the tenant has exercised the right to have the account placed in their name, and all future utility bills coming due during their occupancy of the premises. Application must be made in person at the city of Vancouver utilities administration offices during normal working hours unless exempt due to disability, in accordance with VMC 14.04.192. The tenant will not be required to pay a deposit to obtain service unless that tenant’s own creditworthiness justifies the imposition of a deposit under rules or policies regularly adopted under VMC 14.04.020 and applied to all customers.

All notices required by this chapter will also give notice of the utility division’s customer appeal process. A tenant may request a hearing under this customer appeal process if the tenant has a dispute with the utility regarding the new account for the premises. (Ord. M-4359 § 1, 2021; Ord. M-4022 § 16, 2012; Ord. M-2629 § 5, 1986)