So kind of a strange one.
I moved out of my house back in july, had the water and power disconnected.
I signed a lease that specified that the tenant pays all utility bills. The tenant moved in at the end of july.
I ended up evicting the tenant and they moved out in the middle of october.
I go over to the house and checked the mail last friday to find a letter from the county water utility addressed to the address but nobody's name on the envelope.
I opened it to find that they were going to cut off the water and not reconnect it until the current resident didn't pay for water usage, and a penalty.
Of course there is no "current resident" because I evicted them. The tenants I had apparently cut the lock off the meter and was stealing water the entire time.
Obviously I'm not to blame here, I had no idea they did this, the county let it go on for 3 months before sending the letter or doing the audit or whatever, but I fear that they may force me to pay it or not turn on the water for my next tenant. I have the lease and the Writ that shows they lived there and were evicted immediatly after I disconnected the water.
Who will have to pay for this?
I moved out of my house back in july, had the water and power disconnected.
I signed a lease that specified that the tenant pays all utility bills. The tenant moved in at the end of july.
I ended up evicting the tenant and they moved out in the middle of october.
I go over to the house and checked the mail last friday to find a letter from the county water utility addressed to the address but nobody's name on the envelope.
I opened it to find that they were going to cut off the water and not reconnect it until the current resident didn't pay for water usage, and a penalty.
Of course there is no "current resident" because I evicted them. The tenants I had apparently cut the lock off the meter and was stealing water the entire time.
Obviously I'm not to blame here, I had no idea they did this, the county let it go on for 3 months before sending the letter or doing the audit or whatever, but I fear that they may force me to pay it or not turn on the water for my next tenant. I have the lease and the Writ that shows they lived there and were evicted immediatly after I disconnected the water.
Who will have to pay for this?