Metro Properties v. City of Dalton

Sognier, Judge.

Metro Properties (Metro) leased a building which had formerly been leased by Crest Finishers, Inc. (Crest). Metro applied to the Board of Water, Light and Sinking Fund Commissioners (Board) of the City of Dalton (City) for utility service. The City informed Metro that in order for utilities to be furnished at the premises, Metro would have to pay Crest’s delinquent bill in the amount of $145,233 and a deposit in the amount of $200,000.

Metro sought a judgment declaring its right to utility service without payment of the past due account of a former tenant and a temporary…