2007 Minnesota Statutes

116A.22 SERVICE CHARGES; A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST BENEFITED
PROPERTY.
Charges established for connections to and the use and availability of service from any water
or sewer or combined system, if not paid when due, shall, together with any penalties established
for nonpayment, become a lien upon the property connected or for which service was made
available. On or before July 1 in each year written notice shall be mailed to the owner of any
property as to which such charges are then due and unpaid, stating the amount of the charges and
any penalty thereon and that unless paid by October 1 thereafter, or unless a hearing is desired
on the question whether such amount and penalty is properly due and payable, the same will be
certified, extended, and assessed as a tax or special assessment upon the property for collection
with and as a part of other taxes in the following year. Any property owner requesting notice
shall be notified of the time and place of such hearing, and the county board, or the commission
appointed pursuant to section 116A.24 shall then hear all matters presented by the owner and
determine the amount and penalty, if any, which is properly due and payable, and shall cause the
same to be certified, extended, and assessed as stated in the notice. The county board or the
commission may also provide by resolution for discontinuance of water services to any premises
in the event of nonpayment of charges for any water or sewer service provided to the premises,
upon reasonable notice to the owner and opportunity for hearing upon any claim that the charges
are not properly due and payable.
History: 1971 c 916 s 22; Ex1971 c 48 s 45; 1973 c 322 s 21; 1986 c 444