The light bill is too much for me right now, so i want to cancel the light bill in my name, and i'll just have free lights and gas till i move again. I live in a 3 family house. The lights wont be off if i close my account. But the thing is, you think the landlord will be the one forking the bill for the floor i'm in?
2007-03-26 05:24:17 · 10 answers · asked by sjrosario82 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
What a dreamer
2007-03-26 05:29:29 · answer #1 · answered by skcs11 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you tell the light company what you CAN pay right now? A lot of times if you are willing to make an effort to pay your bill they will not cut your power off...but if you quit making your effort, then they will quit supplying your power. And if you cancel it completely, there may be a meter for your floor that the power company can and will cut off, plus, it'll mess up your credit for the future.
2007-03-26 12:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by productjunkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your idea won't work, and it's not even a very original one. The utilities companies have been dealing with that evasive maneuver for decades, and yes, at best your landlord would have to foot the bill. At worst, you'll make the electric company black-list you and you won't be able to get electricity in your name for a long time (and will have to pay a huge deposit to get service restored). My advice, if you really can't pay the bill, is to research energy assistance available through your local government (city or county).
2007-03-26 12:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by Zebra4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't sound like it would work. If there are separate meters for each floor there would be direct proof as to the amount of juice you used. If not, than the others living in the house would probably get a spike in their bill. Have fun in small claims court.
2007-03-26 12:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by Bob J 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The light company will go after the Landlord, in fact the account will probably switch automatically into his name. You are better off calling the utility and setting up a payment plan.
Good luck.
2007-03-26 12:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think its possible for this scenario to be true. To have your own separate utility bill, there must be a separate meter for your floor. If there's just one meter for the whole house, you would have the bill for the whole house. Either way, you would be without power if you cancel your account.
2007-03-26 12:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by Mark G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on how the landlord has the account set up with the utility company. if he has a "leave on" type of account where the lights are left on in his name once someone vacates so he can work then yes it will be billed to him, but he in turn can then bill them to you. he aint gonna pay for your electric usage.
2007-03-26 12:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by just me #1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bank needs the money you deposited into your checking account, so if they just don't let you re-order new checks, can they keep your deposits?
Who do you want to steal from - the utility companies or your landlord?
2007-03-30 01:18:04 · answer #8 · answered by walkinandrockin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your landlord will know you stopped paying and close your account...you get nothing for free dude..
2007-03-26 12:28:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't get power for free, someone has to pay.
2007-03-26 12:28:39 · answer #10 · answered by Clay H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋