§ 41-698. Sale of premises for which electric bill is due.

(a)

Whenever a sale of a business is consummated between a seller and a buyer of a business which is provided electrical power by the city, and as a part of and a condition of the transaction consummated, the purchaser assumes the debts of the seller, then the purchaser of said business is hereby liable for any unpaid electrical power owed to the city, unless the seller pays same or there is sufficient deposit with the city by the seller to pay the electrical bill. In the event that said purchaser shall assume any unpaid bills to the city and shall further fail to provide for the payment of the electrical bill, and the same is not paid, the unpaid bill will be charged against utilities billed the purchaser, and electrical power will be denied unless the bill is paid in full.

(b)

In the event that any such sale of a business is consummated and made without the city being compensated for the unpaid and outstanding electrical bill, then in that event the director of finance of the city is empowered and directed to cause electrical service to be discontinued to the purchaser after a notice is given the purchaser as provided in other delinquent utility accounts.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall apply to the purchase of a business by a purchaser at a bankruptcy sale, a receivership sale, or other sales pursuant to an order by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(Code 1966, § 18-56; Code 1982, § 30-308; Ord. No. 1687, § 1, 3-21-1977)