MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Energy; Judiciary, Division A
By: Senator(s) Johnson
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN OWNER OF RENTAL PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO A RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION FOR HIS TENANT'S UNPAID WATER BILL; TO PROHIBIT A RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION FROM REQUIRING AN OWNER OF RENTAL PROPERTY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PAY, OR TO OTHERWISE GUARANTEE THE PAYMENT, FOR WATER USED BY HIS TENANT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) An owner of rental property shall not be liable to a rural water association for his tenant's unpaid water bill.
(2) No rural water association shall require an owner of rental property to enter into an agreement to pay, or to otherwise guarantee the payment, for water used by his tenant.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.