Execution of customers'contracts by tenants; deposit required.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 11-31
in effectSec. 11-31. - Execution of customers'contracts by tenants; deposit required.
(a) Water/sewer account deposits. Each tenant or customer applying for water and/or sewerage service from and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this provision derives shall place with the water department of the city or its designees a deposit as follows:
(1) For residential premises .....$ 150.00
(2) For all commercial premises .....200.00
(b) Disposition of deposits. Deposits shall be held in trust to ensure payment of water and sewage charges and shall be applied toward a customer's account for water and/or sewerage services when the account becomes delinquent. Deposits shall not bear interest, and any amount remaining on deposit upon termination of the customer's contract shall first be applied to any final balance on the customer's account with any remaining amount refunded to the customer on request. Deposits shall be kept in a separate fund entitled "water and sewer deposit trust fund." Customers who continuously make payments on or before the appropriate due date for a period of one (1) year (twelve (12) consecutive months) shall have their deposit refunded upon request. The total amount of deposit within the "water and sewer deposit trust fund" for each customer account shall not exceed:
(1) For residential premises .....$ 150.00
(2) For all commercial premises .....200.00
(Code 1963, § 29-33; Ord. No. 1860, § 2, 12-5-89; Ord. No. 2151, § 1, 10-9-98; Ord. No. 2281, § 3, 5-8-01; Ord. No. 2344, § 2, 1-7-03; Ord. No. 2346, § 2, 1-9-03; Ord. No. 2622, § 3, 2-19-09; Ord. No. 2698, § 5, 9-14-10)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH11WASE_ARTIICO_S11-31EXCUCOTEDEREFetched: 11/1/2026