Landlords with rental properties with only one unit being fed by a single meter can choose to have the utility bill sent directly to the tenant in the tenant’s name, or they can keep the utility bill in their name and get reimbursed by the tenant in another way.
If the municipal utility bill is in the tenant’s name, and they do not pay, utility past due balances will ultimately become the responsibility of the landlord/property owner. The municipal utility bill is a lien against the property served by the utility. This means that the property owner is responsible for all charges issued for the property. If someone owns the parcel, they own the municipal utility bill charges that are attached to the parcel whether it is owner occupied or a rental.
Landlords shall be responsible to contact Village Administration staff, online or by e-mailing info2@village.kewaskum.wi.us, notifying them of any changes in utility accounts (such as tenant changes), verify tenant payments are being made timely, and keep their own contact information current with the Utility Clerk so that they may be contacted in case of emergency and notified of any tenant account delinquencies.
The following information is required to request service changes:
- e-Mail or mailing address to send Final Bill
- Date of final read
- Full name of new tenant(s), including middle initial – if none, service will be placed in Landlord’s name
- Billing address of new tenant
- Phone number of new tenant