When property is sold, it is the current property owner’s responsibility to notify the office. A meter reading should be obtained and reported to the office by the current property owner when he leaves the property. Big Sioux personnel may choose to get a meter reading for final billing purposes.
Regarding tenants: The property owner shall notify Big Sioux when a tenant moves into this property so that a meter reading can be obtained and the tenant has a starting point for billing purposes. When the tenant moves out, it is a joint responsibility of the tenant and landowner to notify Big Sioux of this occurrence, again, so a meter reading can be obtained.
On rental property, a $150.00 deposit will be collected from the tenant. This will be for accounts involving rental property only. This deposit will be held in trust and will be refunded, less any outstanding balances, when the tenant terminates the account and the account is current.