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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

Henrico code requires written delinquency notice and allows service discontinuation if the delinquent bill is not paid within 45 days of that notice; the reviewed pages do not describe a separate grace period before notice.

Late-fee calculation

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed public pages do not expose one universal 2026 late-fee percentage or fixed amount. Delinquent balances remain subject to collection procedures under the County code.

Disconnection timeline

The Director must notify the owner or tenant in writing that the bill is delinquent; if it is not paid within 45 days of the notice, water and sewer service may be discontinued. The reviewed pages do not state a separate field-dispatch timeline or after-hours cutoff.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

Henrico’s published code specifies written delinquency notice followed by a 45-day cure period. The reviewed current pages do not identify a paper color, automated call or text sequence, or door-hanger protocol.

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

A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed current Henrico pages do not expose one universal standard or after-hours reconnection fee. Confirm restoration charges with Public Utilities.

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 Henrico County Department of Public Utilities – Water and Sewer 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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