2. If the debtor for such a service does not pay the cost thereof within forty-five days of receiving the account, the electric or gas supplier may, by motion, obtain from a judge or the clerk of the Superior Court, the assignment of part of each rent in the building, on the terms and conditions provided in this Act.
If the account is sent by mail, it is deemed received on being mailed.
1975, c. 32, s. 2; 1982, c. 58, s. 51.