Atlanta Watershed

[Andres Rivero]

Has anyone had to deal with Atlanta Watershed as a property owner with a tenant in place. I was researching their website and apparently the property owner is liable for any unpaid water bills although the bill is under the tenants name. Can anyone shed some light on this subject? Do I really have to put my name on the water bill and give them permission to pay the bill? Seems like that's what they are asking for. These are SFH's recently purchased and some had tenants in place. The former owner had water bill in his name and asked the tenants to pay him back, but of course they never did. He has paid his bills and I am running into a problem trying to get the water dept to put the bill under the tenants name.