05 LC
25 3916
House
Bill 640
By:
Representatives Drenner of the
86th,
McCall of the
30th,
Millar of the
79th,
Gardner of the
57th,
McClinton of the
84th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 36-60-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to a prohibition against a water
supplieŕs
cut off of water to premises because of indebtedness of prior owner, occupant,
or lessee, records required, and limited liens for unpaid charges for water,
gas, sewerage service, or electricity, so as to change certain provisions
relating to limited liens for unpaid charges for gas, sewerage service, or
electricity; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 36-60-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to a
prohibition against a water
supplieŕs
cut off of water to premises because of indebtedness of prior owner, occupant,
or lessee, records required, and limited liens for unpaid charges for water,
gas, sewerage service, or electricity, is amended by striking subsection (d) and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(d)
A public or private supplier of gas, sewerage service, or electricity shall not
impose a lien against real property to secure unpaid charges for gas, sewerage
service, or electricity unless the owner of such real property is the person who
incurred the charges.
For purposes
of this subsection, the term 'sewerage' includes without limitation storm-water
runoff."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.