In the event any user of said sewerage system neglects, fails, or refuses to pay the rates and charges fixed by said governing body for the connection with and use of said sewer, said user shall not be disconnected from said sewerage system or refused the use of said sewer unless the user is outside the municipal limits, but the rates and charges due therefor may be certified by the clerk or the proper authority of the district to the board of county commissioners of the county in which said delinquent user's property is located and shall become a lien upon the real property so served by said sewer connection. The amount due shall be collected in the manner as though they were part of the taxes.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1267, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-35-517 as it existed prior to 1975.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 31 - Government - Municipal
Part 6 - Sewer Connections - Compulsory
§ 31-35-601. Owner to Be Notified
§ 31-35-602. Resolution Adopted
§ 31-35-603. Cost of Connection Ascertained
§ 31-35-604. Work Accepted - Assessment - Certified Copy Filed - Lien
§ 31-35-605. Appropriation From General Fund
§ 31-35-606. Assessments Payable - Proviso
§ 31-35-607. Payment in Installments Optional
§ 31-35-608. Installment Payments - Due Date - Interest
§ 31-35-609. Default in Payment - Penalty
§ 31-35-610. Discount for Cash Payment
§ 31-35-611. Payment of Assessments - Default - Sale
§ 31-35-612. Owner of Interest May Pay His Share
§ 31-35-613. When Collections Paid to Municipality
§ 31-35-614. Construction of Part 6
§ 31-35-615. Governing Body to Fix Rates and Charges
§ 31-35-616. Revenue Kept in Separate Fund
§ 31-35-617. Failure to Pay Rates and Charges - Lien