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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

30 days from the invoice date under the City’s e-billing FAQ; the bill is due on the stated due date and partial payment does not prevent disconnection if the full amount is not paid.

Late-fee calculation

The current utility-billing page requires the full account balance plus a $5 late fee and $20 reconnection fee for same-day restoration after nonpayment. Delray temporarily waived late fees from July 20 through August 7, 2026 during the Tyler migration. No broader percentage interest formula is published on the current page.

Disconnection timeline

Customers have 30 days from the invoice date to submit payment. If the full amount is not paid by the due date, the account may be disconnected; the public e-billing FAQ says no partial payment prevents disconnection. The City states that if service is off for nonpayment, same-day turn-on requires full balance plus $5 late fee and $20 reconnection fee before 3:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, followed by a call to Customer Service.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The current public pages do not promise a separate delinquency notice beyond the monthly bill and e-bill notification. E-billing sends one email when the bill is ready; customers are responsible for the due date and partial payment does not prevent disconnection. Utility Customer Service should be contacted promptly when a past-due balance appears.

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

Standard same-day restoration requires full payment, a $5 late fee, and a $20 reconnection fee before 3:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, followed by confirmation to Customer Service at 561-243-7100. The current public 2026 page says after-hours service arrangements may differ but does not publish a separate after-hours reconnection dollar amount; emergency after-hours utility contact is 561-243-7312.

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 Delray Beach Water Utilities Department – Utility Billing Division 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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