426.1 DC Water, upon receipt of a written request from the owner of a property provided water and sewer services, shall terminate services when one of the following conditions exists:

1. (a) The property is vacant;
2. (b) There is an outstanding delinquent balance on the account;
3. (c) The water and sewer service has been terminated for nonpayment, and it is verified that service has been restored by the occupant or someone solicited by the occupant, without the authorization of DC Water; or
4. (d) The owner provides documentation that the property is occupied by parties without a legal right to be on the property and who occupy the property without the consent of the owner.

426.2 DC Water may request the owner to provide a notarized affidavit stating that the property is vacant or that it is occupied by parties without a legal right to be on the property and who occupy the property without the consent of the owner.

426.3 DC Water may determine that the request for termination of service will not be honored if the property is occupied and any of the following conditions exists:

1. (a) There is no delinquent balance on the account and the property is occupied by tenants or others with the consent of the owner; or
2. (b) The owner is the account holder, the tenant agrees to assume prospective responsibility for prospective water and sewer charges and the General Manager determines that it is practicable for the tenant to assume responsibility for the water and sewer charges.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 1300, 1321 (February 12, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 5358 (June 18, 1999); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013611 (December 17, 2021).