Who is responsible for the Sanitary Sewer and Surface Water Management charges?
Property owners are responsible for the service charges on property. Oak Lodge Sanitary District service charges are lienable and therefore should be cleared in closing when a property changes hands. Service charges that are not cleared will remain with the property and will be owed by the new property owners. This is the opposite of many utility bills, such as water and power, which are owed by the users, and are not lienable. However, because there is no reasonable way to turn off sanitary sewer service, sewer service providers have no other way to ensure collection. This collection mechanism is part of the Oregon Revised Statutes, and is not unique to Oak Lodge Sanitary District. In addition, the District certifies delinquent charges to the Clackamas County Property Tax Rolls once a year in June. The owners of those properties that have delinquent charges meeting certain District requirements are notified by letter of the District’s intent to certify the charges each May, and have u
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