Residents at two St. Petersburg apartment complexes — The Elements on Third and The Morgan — were shocked to find notices on their doors warning that the city could shut off their water by the end of the month due to unpaid utility bills.

“I somewhat screamed,” said a woman who has lived at The Morgan for nearly three years and asked to remain anonymous. “You know, did that, ‘Ahhhh, what the (expletive)? What is going on now?’”

Tenants say they don’t receive individual water bills. Instead, they’re charged a flat $75 monthly water fee as part of their rent. Both complexes are owned by Texas-based Lurin Real Estate Holdings LXIV LLC, which collects the payments directly from renters.

According to a notice from the city’s Billing & Collections Department, Lurin has failed to pay water bills for both properties. The warning, dated Aug. 1, doesn’t specify how much is owed or how many payments have been missed.

If the company doesn’t settle its account within three weeks, the city says water service will be shut off on Aug. 21 — affecting 304 units at The Morgan (5473 27th Street S.) and 431 units at The Elements on Third (3201 3rd Ave. N).

“We have exhausted all attempts to resolve this issue with Lurin Real Estate Holdings LXIV LLC over an extended period of time with no success,” the city wrote in the notice left for Morgan residents. “Regretfully, we have now reached a critical point that will impact utility services to all of the tenants.”

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