A. Pursuant to the provisions hereof, including LMC 13.06.050, and subject to the specific exceptions thereto, the charges for garbage service shall be billed monthly for commercial customers and every other month for residential customers by the licensed contractor to the owner of record, or purchaser of record, of the serviced property, who shall be responsible for the payment thereof as provided by City ordinance. It shall be the duty of each owner or purchaser of said serviced property to maintain said charges in a current paid condition. Charges on accounts shall be paid by the owner or tenant, on or before the twentieth day of the month following date of billing and, if not paid, shall become delinquent after the twentieth day of that month. Payments on garbage service accounts shall be made at the offices of the licensed contractor as indicated on the statement or as otherwise directed by City ordinance.

B. Service may be suspended for nonpayment of garbage collection accounts and billings, however, such suspension shall not relieve the person owing such account of the duty of complying with the provisions of this chapter.

C. In addition to the other remedies available to the City for collection of its charges and enforcement of its lien for City utility services, there shall be a penalty charged on the unpaid balance of delinquent water, sewer and garbage accounts at the rate of one and one-half percent per month, or $1.50, whichever is greater, which penalty shall accrue the date that the billing becomes delinquent, until the total of said charges and penalty have been paid in full. In the event of suit by the City to collect said charges and penalty, the court shall award the City its reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred thereby. [Ord. 634 § 1, 2016; Ord. 51 § 1, 1996.]