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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

14 days after the due date before the City's stated termination timing for an unpaid account.

Late-fee calculation

The reviewed FY2026 Fort Myers pages do not expose a separate percentage late fee; the financial consequence emphasized in the utility rules is a $70 delinquent-service charge when service is terminated, in addition to the entire past-due balance and any required deposit.

Disconnection timeline

If an account remains unpaid, service may be terminated 14 days after the due date. Restoration requires payment of the complete bill, the $70 delinquent-service charge, and any increased deposit; after-hours restoration is charged at the published after-hours rate.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The City publishes the 14-day termination point but the reviewed 2026 pages do not give a complete sequence of colored notices, automated calls, texts, or door hangers. Customers should monitor the account, respond to the City's delinquency notice, and contact Utility Billing immediately if a payment is disputed or an arrangement is needed.

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

The FY2026 schedule lists a $70 delinquent service charge for restoration during regular processing and a $90 after-hours restoration charge. A second service trip is listed at $35; all past-due balances and any required deposit are separate.

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 Fort Myers Utilities 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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