Bentley
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- California
I bought a house with a shared well but I was never handed an agreement, nor did I sign anything. There is something in my escrow docs stating access to the well but that is about it.
I supply water to 3 other parcels and read the meters to share the electricity cost monthly. I send the notice via text on the amount owed and 2 of the 3 parcels send payment within a reasonable amount of time. I have one parcel that does not pay for months at a time and seems they are refusing to pay all together now. They also have a couple of businesses and use a high amount of water (double the other parcels). They run a home school with about 100 children there weekly and a non-profit business of some sort. They are asking for my water bill to write off on the non-profit.
My question is: Can I shut off the water for non payment? I feel they are out of line in so many ways.
I supply water to 3 other parcels and read the meters to share the electricity cost monthly. I send the notice via text on the amount owed and 2 of the 3 parcels send payment within a reasonable amount of time. I have one parcel that does not pay for months at a time and seems they are refusing to pay all together now. They also have a couple of businesses and use a high amount of water (double the other parcels). They run a home school with about 100 children there weekly and a non-profit business of some sort. They are asking for my water bill to write off on the non-profit.
My question is: Can I shut off the water for non payment? I feel they are out of line in so many ways.