(C) Running water and reasonable amounts of water are furnished at all
times to each utility pedestal or pad space; except that a landlord need not satisfy
the conditions described in this subsection (1)(a)(III)(C) if a mobile home is
individually metered and the tenant occupying the mobile home fails to pay for
water services; the local government in which the mobile home park is situated
shuts off water service to a mobile home for any reason; a third-party water
provider shuts off water for the mobile home park for any reason that is unrelated
to the landlord's actions or inactions; weather conditions present a likelihood that
water pipes will freeze, water pipes to a mobile home are wrapped in heated pipe
tape, and the utility company has shut off electrical service to a mobile home for
any reason or the heat tape malfunctions for any reason; running water is not
available for any other reason outside the landlord's control to prevent through
reasonable and timely maintenance; or the landlord is making repairs or
improvements to the items described in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, the
landlord has provided reasonable advance notice to the mobile home residents of a
service disruption that is required in connection with the repairs or improvements,
and the service disruption continues for no longer than twenty-four hours.
(b) If a landlord fails to maintain or repair the items described in subsection
(1)(a)(II) or (2)(b) of this section:
(I) The landlord is responsible for and shall pay the cost of repairing any
damage to a mobile home or mobile home lot that results from the failure;