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July 19th, 2011 — utilities
Mr. A was the orginal owner of the house and he died of old age and gave the house to his sun Jr. Jr sold the house to mr. B and mr. B died in a car accident so the house is sold to me. Before Jr. sold the house to mr. B he left the house with a big unpaid water bill. and the service has been d/c ever since. Now I want to open water service for the house and the Sunbelt Fresh Water Supply company wont let me unless I pay the unpaid bill for this house.
Yes they can. First, check with the water company to see if there is an unpaid lien on the property for the past due water bill. Also ask them for a copy of your city's Water use and Regulations Ordinance. this will define what your rights as a customer are. In the city I live in, a new owner is liable for all unpaid past due bills for a property regardless of who's name the bill was in. In most cases the past due bills are taken care of by the relator or title company at the time of sale, or a lien is put on the property for past due bills. if it is stated that you are liable for this past due amount, please talk to a lawyer because it is possible to get out of this problem. Often times when a city is threatened with lawsuit over a bill like that it will be cheaper for them to write off that debt rather than go to court. so, push the issue because most likey, you'll win. Good luck!
In VA, an unpaid water bill results in a lien against the property. That lien should be recorded and show up on public records. when you bought the house the company doing the settlement should have done a title examination and this lien should have been paid for and released prior to the sale (should've come out of seller's monies.) this was the attorney's mistake and unfortunately you would have to go back to whoever did this settlement and have them take care of it. A water lien in VA goes against the property, and they can refuse service to you.
Now, if they never filed and recorded a lien with the county, it is on the water company and they have no right to refuse service to you since you were not the one who incurred those charges.
DO NOT pay the bill unless you absolutely have to, but your first step is to contact the law office/title company who did your settlement and ask if the title examination showed any water bill liens on your property, and go from there.
No, they can't hold you responsible for someone elses unpaid bill. maybe they are somehow linking you as partially responsible due to a past association with Jr. could that be possible? if there was an outstanding debt on this property, the real estate agent, if there was one, would have known about it.
They cannot. usually you have to prove the beginning date of your residency to show them there was an actual sale , that you are the new owner and not related to the person who owed the prior bill.
Wow! I did not know the water company could do this. I was under the impression that you could transfer your bill over to the new address. I think you should seek legal advice.
Yes they can. It should have all come out before you signed the closing documents and took possession of the house. Sue the sellers.
did you have an atty rerview the paper work. he would look at leins on the house and have them paid at closing by seller. see your closing atty.
Consult an attorney.
The title company or atty. should have known about this to pay in escrow. Good luck!
Since they are, seems likely they can and are.
Are you willing to fight them in court?
Get legal help NOW. They are trying to screw you.
June 10th, 2011 — utilities
I am tired of the stupid windows wireless network connectivity utility. I would like anything else as the windows one doesn't work half the time. My roommate has a netgear utility but it won't work on my laptop because I don't have the pci card. I don't want to buy any adaptors because I already have the wifi built in I just want a program that allows me to find and connect to wireless networks. thanks.
May 8th, 2011 — utilities
CNAIMA Urges EPA to Count Electrical Utilities’ Energy Efficiency Measures Toward Emission Reductions 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 27, 2010
Federal officials ought to count utilities’ actions aimed at upgrading residence insulation and other energy efficiency measures toward federally mandated emission reduction standards, America’s top insulation manufacturers association has told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“EPA should not only allow utilities to use power efficiency projects to obtain emissions reductions, but really should actively encourage them to do so. In reality, an existing EPA guidance does just that,” wrote Kate Offringa, the CEO and president of the Council of the North American Insulation Producers Association (CNAIMA) in comments filed with the EPA.
The CNAIMA comments had been written in response to EPA’s proposed “transport rule” mandating considerable emissions reductions at electric producing plants and utilities in 38 states throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and South. EPA’s proposed rule has been noticed for comment if adopted, the rule could enter into complete effect as early as 2012.
A 2004 EPA guidance already recognizes the value of both renewable power and energy efficiency and encourages utilities to install insulation and take other energy efficiency measures to obtain both energy savings and SIP credit eligible emissions reductions, Offringa pointed out.
“Energy efficiency retrofits in tens of millions of beneath-insulated houses and corporations are regularly ranked as among the most economic, rapid, and powerful techniques of minimizing emissions,” wrote Offringa. “And energy efficiency has important ‘side benefits’ that often make it a single of the very best options for emissions reductions.” among power efficiency’s positive aspects, Offringa argued, are:

 Lowered heating and cooling costs
 Enhancement of public well being
 Elevated comfort of residence occupants
 Creation of new jobs to complete labor-intensive retrofit projects
 Lowered dependence on foreign sources of fuel and
 Enhancement of power security and, ultimately, national security.
Offringa concluded, “CNAIMA and its members hope that EPA will acknowledge the opportunity it has in the transport rule to widen the call for emissions reductions via power efficiency.”
About the Council of NAIMA
The Council of the North America Insulation Producers Association advocates for policies and programs that encourage and incentivize increased energy efficiency by means of insulation in new and current residential and commercial buildings and industrial applications. Membership in the Council of NAIMA is open to thermal and acoustical insulation producers – regardless of insulation item type – and their suppliers located in North America.

 
 
 
 
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