North Penn Water Authority (NPWA) has announced important changes to account holders for water service, specifically affecting rental and lease properties. The new regulation states, “All service connections and account billing shall be issued only to the property owner for each parcel. As such, new accounts will not be in the name of tenants, renters, boarders, property managers and lessees.” An “owner” is the person who is named as the owner of the premises in the deed as recorded in the county recorder of deeds office. The policy shall become effective on Jan. 1, 2026. New accounts up to that date may be held by either the tenant or the property owner, and current accounts will not be required to be updated to the property owner until the tenant terminates service. The Suburban Realtors Alliance and the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors are researching the legality of the new requirement. The NPWA service area includes: parts of Skippack, Lower Salford, Salford, Franconia, Worcester, Towamencin, Hatfield, New Britain, West Rockhill, and Upper Gwynedd townships, and parts of Souderton, Sellersville, Hatfield, Lansdale and New Britain boroughs.
Source: North Penn Water Authority; 5/15/2025