affected public utility shall forthwith list the account for the
premises in question in the name of the owner, and the owner
shall thereafter be responsible for the payment for the utility
services rendered thereunto. An owner shall only be responsible
for the payment for utility services rendered after the account
is listed in the owner's name. In the case of individually
metered dwelling units, unless notified to the contrary by the
tenant or an authorized representative, an affected public
utility shall list the account for the premises in question in
the name of the owner, and the owner shall be responsible for
the payment for utility services to the premises.
(c) Failure to give notice.--Any owner of a residential
building or mobile home park failing to notify affected public
utilities as required by this section shall nonetheless be
responsible for payment of the utility services as if the
required notice had been given.
(d) Agreement.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other law, regulation or order
of the commission to the contrary, the owner of a residential
building, containing more than one but not exceeding six
dwelling units, or mobile home park, containing up to 70
individual units, not individually metered, and a tenant may
agree, as permitted by section 506-A of the act of April 6,
1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of
1951, that the tenant will be responsible for usage
registering on the tenant's utility account that is
attributable to foreign load.
(2) If an owner and tenant have a lease or contract
under which the tenant is responsible for usage as described
in paragraph (1):
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