Utiltiy Notice of Intent to lien my property for tenant's unpaid bill in another city

[deepNdirt]

This is unheard of, No wonder folks are moving out of theses state's into other parts of the Country in attempt to have some normality in their life's,
It sounds like The Utility comp. used you as their Free Collection Agency,

 

[Pixguy]

Ultra, you seriously need to consider getting the heck out of that state, but I know your job and bennies keep you there.

Someone will buy your property and they will have a new sucker, but at least it won't be you.

 

[jerrybob]

Ultra, you seriously need to consider getting the heck out of that state, but I know your job and bennies keep you there.

Someone will buy your property and they will have a new sucker, but at least it won't be you.

Agree....we moved 10 years ago. By the way....if you ever move.....don't pay your last couple of water bills.......:thumbsup:

 

[ultrarunner]

Ultra, you seriously need to consider getting the heck out of that state, but I know your job and bennies keep you there.

Someone will buy your property and they will have a new sucker, but at least it won't be you.

Job and family keep me here...

No Benefits to speak of... most of that went away in 2007. Working for a paycheck and some medical... started back in 1991 and then employers promised the world... or so it seemed.

My escape plan has been Western Washington... although, at least around Olympia, it seems to becoming more and more like the Bay Area part of California...

 

[Midniteoyl]

Agree....we moved 10 years ago. By the way....if you ever move.....don't pay your last couple of water bills.......:thumbsup:

Hahah... Ya, its not like it goes on your credit or you get a judgement or anything.. Just the new owners/landlord get stuck. No worries.

 

[300UGUY]

Right from their website... (City and country fees not included)

The cost to install a 1" meter for Dual Service at a 3/4" domestic demand to serve a single-family residence under paved conditions would be calculated as follows:

$5,963 Installation Fee

$15,580 System Capacity Charge (SCC Region 1, 3/4" Domestic Demand)

$1,385 Wastewater Capacity Fee

$38 Account Fee
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$22,966 Total

Really, that isn't too much more than what it is here. To put water and sewer in here, it cost about 10K in permits, and then you have to hire licensed contractors, I don't think a DIY is allowed to tap into their lines. And then you pay seperately for inspections. The contractor cost is about the same as the permits. If you are outside the water and sewer districts, you can put in a well and septic, a neighbor just put in a new well last year, it was about $5000. A septic cost is pretty varible, depending on soil samples. 5K would probably be a minimum. My well is 200 ft deep, good water, but the pump is a submersible, it has it's own 30 amp breaker. So it takes a pretty stiff amount of my electric bill to run it. I don't know how much, but my electric bill is about 200 per month. I think if it was all costed out, well and septic are probably over $100 per month, maybe much more.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Naw.. figure about $15-20 a month to run the well pump. I have a shared well at a duplex and it only runs that much for 3-5 people depending..

 

[TheGoose]

Uh, actually Texas is a terrible place to live. The gov't is oppressive, the cost of living is high, and the mosquitoes are terrible.

Please don't move here.

Thanks for your support.

No wonder the economy is having such a rough time up there. Those numbers are outrageous.

Leave all the crap behind and come to Texas.

Brett

It's tempting to follow in Eddie's footsteps and we both grew up in the same neighborhood...

Most of my friends and acquaintances that moved to Texas really like it... only one didn't and it was actually his wife... so they moved back.

The water bills used to be just another bill here...

Over the last 10 years or so the bills which include sewer service but not treatment are $2 a day in flat charges... then you have to add about $3.60 for each unit of water plus sewage treatment... etc.

I have neighbors paying over $300 a month... I'm usually about $100 a month.

 

[henrysMFGC2310TBL]

We have a duplex we rent out and we have transferred all the utility bills to our name. As said if the tenants do not pay then the service is cut off and the owners are responsible to cover the cost to have the services restored. You just have to figure in what it costs to keep ahead of the usage costs. Right or wrong it is part of life. Propane cost just went up by 15 cents/ liter(.76/ ltr) in the last week up here.

 

[Midniteoyl]

We have a duplex we rent out and we have transferred all the utility bills to our name. As said if the tenants do not pay then the service is cut off and the owners are responsible to cover the cost to have the services restored. You just have to figure in what it costs to keep ahead of the usage costs. Right or wrong it is part of life. Propane cost just went up by 15 cents/ liter(.76/ ltr) in the last week up here.

Not like that here.. For my duplex I give my my tenants 3 days to turn on power in their name, then have them sign a 'Notice to 3rd Party' paper that tells me when the service will be cut due to non-payment. If I get a notice, then I go and make sure the shared well will still work for the guy who IS paying and the power company shuts off the non-payors service. Once they are evicted, I have the power turned back on in my name and all is well. I do NOT pay for the non-payors and neither do I pay any 'reconnect fee'. If the tenant moves out and has the service disconnected, it automatically reverts to my name and I start paying from there. If I find that a tenant had it disconnected and is not moving out, trying to make me pay, I then evict and force a judgement on them. This can be in a little as 2 weeks to a month, so its not really like I'll have a huge bill by then. I can then garnish their wages. If its winter and there's a threat of pipes freezing, or if theres another immediate threat to the property or other tenants, I ask for an emergency injunction, eviction and removal of the tenants. This can be in as little as 3 days. The Sheriffs dept handles the removals and the landlord (me) can handle the storage of any property removed and charge a fee for said storage. If they do not pay that fee, I can auction off the property to helps offset costs and/or pay down the judgement.

Any State/Provence that punishes the actual land owner for the bills of the tenant is doing their economy a great disservice, IMO.