Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 4510
Penalties for failure to pay charges
# (a)
In the event that a service charge with regard to any parcel of real property is not paid as and when due, interest shall accrue and be due to the County on the unpaid balance at the rate of 1 percent per month until the service charge, and the interest thereon, shall be fully paid to the County.
# (b)
In the event that any service charge with respect to any parcel of real property is not paid as and when due, the county government may, in its discretion, enter upon such parcel and cause the connection thereof leading directly or indirectly to the water system to be cut and shut off until the service charge and any subsequent service charge with regard to such parcel and all interest accrued thereon is fully paid.
Amendment history
55 Del. Laws, c. 255; 56 Del. Laws, c. 103, § 12
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-4405 · Fees
- 9-4406 · Records
- 9-4407 · Permits required
- 9-4408 · Notice of violation
- 9-4409 · Occupancy
- 9-4410 · Penalties
- 9-4411 · County government to appropriate necessary funds
- 9-4412 · Jurisdiction of Superior Court
- 9-4413 · Exceptions
- 9-4414 · Enforcement of construction codes; remedies
- 9-4415 · Construction using public financial assistance
- 9-4501 · Definitions
- 9-4502 · Powers of County
- 9-4503 · Water system within city or town
- 9-4504 · Bonds; authorization, amount, terms, sale and interest rate
- 9-4505 · Authorized signatures on bonds; validity of issuance
- 9-4506 · Payment of bonds, faith and credit of County; tax levy
- 9-4507 · Authorization of covenants in bonds
- 9-4508 · Service charges; amount and application
- 9-4509 · Power to make charges; liability of users; computation of rates
- 9-4510 · Penalties for failure to pay charges
- 9-4511 · Lien of service charges on real estate
- 9-4512 · Water lien docket
- 9-4513 · Water consumption statement and other information for county…
- 9-4514 · Discontinuance of water supply for failure to pay service…
- 9-4515 · Contract with municipality for the filtering, purifying or…
- 9-4516 · Connection of property with water mains
- 9-4517 · Licensed plumber to connect property with water mains
- 9-4518 · Misrepresentations in application and unauthorized connections…
- 9-4519 · Surveys and inspections by county government; penalty for…
- 9-4520 · Construction of chapter with other laws
- 9-4521 · Annexation
- 9-4522 · Established
- 9-4523 · Praecipe; judgment; monition
- 9-4524 · Form of monition
- 9-4525 · Posting of monition; sheriff’s return; alias or pluries…
- 9-4526 · Issuance and form of writ of venditioni exponas
- 9-4527 · Sales subject to approval of department of finance or chief…
- 9-4528 · Title of property sold
- 9-4529 · Petition by purchasers for deed of conveyance