City of Jackson v. Camelot Apartments Ltd. Partnership

¶ 20. Although I agree that the majority has reached the correct result in this case, I write separately to call attention to the fact that a different result would have occurred in many other states in our nation because of statutes enacted to impose liens on property to secure payment of water bills due to the utility provider. In those states, a new owner of property is responsible for delinquent water bills incurred by a prior owner because *196a lien is placed upon the property to secure the debt.

¶ 21. In the absence of a statute to the contrary, or a separate agreement to assume the debt of…