I talked to Rep. Jeff Kaufmann today. He has authorized the drafting of the city enterprises bill, pretty much the same bill as was vetoed in 2007.
We hope to have the draft on Rep. Kaufmann’s desk by January 9th, when the session begins. I walked the language over to a House Republican staffer who will get it drafted by LSA.
In the first couple of days of the session, Rep. Kaufmann will be seeking other co-sponsors of the bill. Then, he will officially file it. Since the bill will have already been drafted, it would come back down with a bill number in a few days.
At this point, we want to round up as many potential House members as possible to co-sponsor the bill. Let me know if your House member would like to co-sponsor.
Joe
P.S. Printed below is what I submitted. The strike through of the pertinent language may not show through by the time it gets to you. But, I know where the strike throughs belong, and it will be drafted correctly.
Material from HF 783, vetoed in 2007
384.84 (4) (d) & (e)
d. Residential rental property where a charge for water
service is separately metered and paid directly to the city
utility or enterprise by the tenant is exempt from a lien for
delinquent rates or charges associated with such water service
if the landlord gives written notice to the city utility or
enterprise that the property is residential rental property
and that the tenant is liable for the rates or charges. A
city utility or enterprise may require a deposit not exceeding
the usual cost of ninety days of water service to be paid to
the utility or enterprise. Upon receipt, the utility or
enterprise shall acknowledge the notice and deposit. A
written notice shall contain thename of the tenant
responsible for charges,address of the residential rental
property that the tenant is to occupy,and the date that the
occupancy begins.A change in tenant shall require a new
written notice to be given to the city utility or enterprise
within ten business days of the change in tenant.When the
tenant moves from the rental property, the city utility or
enterprise shall return the deposit if the water service
charges are paid in full. A change in the ownership of the
residential rental property shall require written notice of
such change to be given to the city utility or enterprise
within ten business days of the completion of the change of
ownership. The lien exemption for rental property does not
apply to charges for repairs to a water service if the repair
charges become delinquent.
e. Residential rental property where a charge for any of
the services of sewer systems, storm water drainage systems,
sewage treatment, solid waste collection, and solid waste
disposal is paid directly to the city utility or enterprise by
the tenant is exempt from a lien for delinquent rates or
charges associated with such services if the landlord gives
written notice to the city utility or enterprise that the
property is residential rental property and that the tenant is
liable for the rates or charges. A city utility or enterprise
may require a deposit not exceeding the usual billing cycle cost
of the services of sewer systems, storm water drainage
systems, sewage treatment, solid waste collection, and solid
waste disposal to be paid to the utility or enterprise. Upon
receipt, the utility or enterprise shall acknowledge the
notice and deposit. A written notice shall contain the
address of the residential rental property that the tenant is
to occupy and the date that the occupancy begins. When the
tenant moves from the rental property, the city utility or
enterprise shall return the deposit if the charges for the
services of sewer systems, storm water drainage systems,
sewage treatment, solid waste collection, and solid waste
disposal are paid in full. A change in the ownership of the
residential rental property shall require written notice of
such change to be given to the city utility or enterprise
within ten business days of the completion of the change of
ownership. The lien exemption for rental property does not
apply to charges for repairs related to a service of sewer
systems, storm water drainage systems, sewage treatment, solid
waste collection, and solid waste disposal if the repair
charges become delinquent.
