Posted by RickR on July 05, 2001 at 11:56:50:
I had the same problem in VA, but the power company - dominion Power - dealt with the back bills and did not come after me for it. Not sure if they can legally to this or not.
Posted by RickR on July 05, 2001 at 11:56:50:
I had the same problem in VA, but the power company - dominion Power - dealt with the back bills and did not come after me for it. Not sure if they can legally to this or not.
tenant didn’t pay elec. bill-need help w/power co. - Posted by BobnVa
Posted by BobnVa on July 05, 2001 at 10:47:19:
Hello All,
This is a first for me. My tenant just left at end of lease and I went to have power turned back on and they said the tenant had not paid and they would not turn power on intil either the old tenant or I pay back bills.
Can they do this and is there away around it. I am in Virginia. Any help or suggestions to prevent this from happening in the future would be appreciated.
Thanks, Bob
Re: Virgina Electric Power - Posted by PW
Posted by PW on July 05, 2001 at 16:18:36:
Had similiar problem with Virgina Electric Power.
They sent me a $500 bill when I purchased property in Va. This obviously was a bill from the previous occupant of the property. I contacted the General Attorney’s Office to talk to the Commission that handles complaints regarding utility companies to clear up this matter.
Re: tenant didn’t pay elec. bill - Posted by Kim (FL)
Posted by Kim (FL) on July 05, 2001 at 12:12:04:
I’m not sure if I have a good suggestion or not. However, we just closed on a property that had an outstanding bill and the power company told me that they wouldn’t turn on the power. Which was insane since we were purchasing the property. I yelled at them, of course, and they made me provide them with a settlement statement proving that I bought the house. Here’s my idea – why don’t you offer to give the electric company a copy of the expired lease to show them who was responsible as well as a forwarding number of your tenant so they can collect the debt from them. I assume you have no security deposit that you could use to pay off this debt so you can move on! Good Luck!