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Delinquency and service protection

Understand the shut-off process before it reaches your door

The safest time to ask about a past-due balance, payment arrangement, or hardship protection is before the final notice. This page translates the provider’s published rules into a practical checklist.

Notice and timing

How delinquency is handled

Grace period after the due date

15 days from the bill's billing date; on day 16 a late charge is added, followed by ten additional days before disconnection under the published customer-payment rules.

Late-fee calculation

A 10% late charge is added on the 16th day after the billing date. Reconnection requires the past-due balance, late charge and a $40 reconnect fee; returned checks or drafts incur a $30 fee.

Disconnection timeline

Bill date day 0; payment is allowed through day 15; the 10% late charge begins on day 16; the customer then has ten days to pay before service is disconnected. The exact physical shut-off date may depend on the billing cycle and notice.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The official payment page describes the late-charge and ten-day post-late-charge window but does not specify whether warnings are delivered by call, text, mailer or door hanger. Customers should treat the bill and delinquency notice as the operative warning and contact Utility Billing immediately.

If a notice seems wrong

Document the account balance, payment confirmation, notice date, and any household medical or accessibility concern. Then call the provider using the contact information on its official bill or profile before the stated deadline.

Restoring service

Reconnection costs and timing

$40 reconnect fee plus the full past-due bill and late charge. The City says it will make every effort to reconnect on the next business day after payment; no separate after-hours price was published.

Need a payment arrangement?

Ask before the shut-off date

Tell the customer-service representative that you are responding to a delinquency notice and ask specifically about installment plans, hardship protection, charity referrals, and the amount required to stop the disconnection order.

Customer protection guide

What to do when a bill becomes urgent

A delinquency notice from City of Olive Branch Utility Services should be treated as a time-sensitive account document. Read the exact due date, amount required, notice method, and contact instructions on the notice, then compare them with the provider details in this guide.

If you have already paid, gather the confirmation number and posting date. If you cannot pay the full amount, call before the stated shut-off date and ask about arrangements, hardship protections, agency referrals, and the minimum amount needed to pause action.

Keep the conversation specific: ask what will stop the order, when the payment must post, whether a reconnection fee applies, and whether the utility requires a separate request for medical, accessibility, or household-protection status.

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