City gathering feedback on idea of property owners holding renters’ water utilities accounts
North Battleford city hall is planning to start discussions with landlords on having them manage renters’ utility accounts for easier management — particularly when it comes to shutting the water off.
Mayor Ryan Bater said several years ago, staff introduced a new policy that would put renters’ defaulted utility payments onto property owners’ tax roll as a fail-safe.
The new proposal from administration would put utilities’ under property owners’ names, not renters anymore.