“Bill date” means the date of a utility bill for the utility services provided.

“Board of commissioners” means the board of commissioners of the Silver Lake Water and Sewer District.

“Customer” means the person, corporation, association, or other entity owning the real property being furnished utility service by the district.

“Customer account” means that account maintained by the district for each property, commercial, residential, or other, for utility services provided by the district to such property, the charges for such services being deemed charges against the property served.

“Delinquent” or “delinquent sum” means any portion of a customer account which remains due and unpaid at the end of any payment period, including any penalties and interest.

“District” means the Silver Lake Water and Sewer District.

“Door hanger” means a written notice prepared by the district to inform a customer that their utility service has been disconnected.

“Due date” means the date 15 days from and after the bill date on which the charges for the utility service provided must be paid in full before the bill becomes delinquent.

“Final bill and account termination” means when a property owner, or property owner’s agent, or property purchaser requests a final bill be prepared due to a change in the property’s ownership and provides the district with the property’s closing date or the date ownership transferred.

“Final bill and change of occupancy” means when a property owner or property owner’s agent requests a final bill be prepared due to a change of occupancy (i.e., renters/tenants) and provides the district with the change of occupancy date.

“General manager” means the duly appointed employee of the district to perform the functions of the general manager under this chapter and his/her designee(s).

“Payment arrangement date” means the date that a customer must pay to avoid being shut off pursuant to a payment arrangement.

“Payment arrangements” means an agreement between a customer and the district to extend the shut off date for a promise to pay the account’s arrangement balance, most typically the past due amount, by the payment arrangement date.

“Payment period” means a period of time equal to 15 days from and after the bill date.

“Payment reminder” means a notice mailed to a property owner, tenant, and/or property management company within 10 to 20 days after the bill due date as a reminder that their utility bill has not been paid.

“Property,” “premises,” or “service address” means the real property provided or receiving utility service from the district.

“Property management company” means any person, organization, or company hired by a property owner to manage the real property to which district utility services were provided.

“Property owner” means the legal owner of the property to which district utility services were provided.

“Regular utility bill” means either a monthly or bimonthly utility bill prepared by the district and mailed to a property owner.

“Return item” means when a customer’s check, cashier’s check, ACH, or other method of payment is returned unpaid to the district for any reason.

“Shut-off date” means the date a discontinuation of service referred to in RCW 57.08.081(5) will be enforced.

“Shut-off notice” means a notice mailed to a property owner, tenant, and/or property management company, within 20 to 45 days after the bill due date, whose utility bill remains unpaid.

“Tenant, resident, or occupant” means any person or persons living at a property who is (are) not the property owner. [Res. 677 § 2, 2011.]