Hallsville Notice of Termination of Service ordinance (§ 705.350)
Chapter 705: Water Regulations · Article I. Rules and Regulations for Water Use
In short: If you rent out a property and your tenant gets the water or sewer bill, the city sends shutoff notices for unpaid bills to the tenant. The owner gets a notice only if the owner asked in writing beforehand and gave the city a mailing address.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
If the owner of the premises being served with water and/or sewerage services does not also occupy the premises and the occupant of the premises receives the monthly billings for such utility service, any notice of termination of such utility services for failure to pay for same shall be sent to the occupant of the premises receiving such service. If such owner has requested, in writing, to receive any notice of termination and has provided the City with the owner's address to which such notice shall be sent, such owner shall also be sent notification. If the owner has not requested notice in writing prior the notice of termination or if it has not provided an address for such notice, then notice to the owner is not required. Notice to the owner at the address which the owner provides shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions of this Article.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 705.350
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.