Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

The department shall have the right to discontinue service or refuse to connect service for a violation of, or a failure to comply with, any of the following:

1. These rules and regulations.
2. The customer's application for service.
3. The customer's contract for service.
4. The payment of any obligation due the department, including any required deposit.

Such right to discontinue service shall apply to all service received through a single connection or service, even though more than one (1) customer or tenant is furnished service therefrom, and even though the delinquency or violation is limited to only one such customer or tenant.

Discontinuance of service by the city for any cause stated in these rules and regulations shall not release the customer from liability for service already received or from liability for payments that thereafter become due under other provisions of the customer's contract.

The city shall have the right to refuse to render service to any applicant whenever the applicant or any member of the household, company or firm to which such service is furnished, is in default in the payment of any obligation to the city or has heretofore had his service disconnected because of a violation of the rules and regulations of the city.

If the city should for any reason begin to render service to an applicant to whom the city has a good and valid reason for refusing to render such service, the city shall have the right to discontinue such service at any time within one year after such service is begun, even though such customer does nothing to justify the discontinuance of service during the time such service is being rendered. (1976 Code, § 13-115)