I have the electric bill for a tennant house in my name. The tennant does not pay rent or what they are supposed to to for their part of the electric bill. The lease states that the electric was to be in her name. She could not afford her bill and it was turned off. For fear of pipes freezing I turned it on in my name. Well, as I said she dosent pay anything and I am going to evict her. She knew that the power was going to be shut off so she called the power company and made a payment arrangement under my account. The power company is investigateing her for fraud. So the question is if caught what is the penilty that she is going to face. With caller id they are able to locate the phone number that the arrangement was made at and if it was one that she had access to and I dont it will convict her.
2007-04-13 13:02:10 · 3 answers · asked by Eric_The Red 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This took place in the state of Michigan
2007-04-13 13:03:42 · update #1
She committed fraud when she made power co. arrangements for YOUR account. I think it is up to you whether to press charges for fraud or not.
In addition to evicting her, you can take her to small claims court to collect the amount that she owes you in back rent and utility bills you had to pay in your name. She clearly violated the lease from the beginning, by not turning on the electricity in her name.
2007-04-13 13:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by ~RedBird~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most they can do is make her pay the total bill amount. She didn't pay the bill, so the power was turned off. That is not fraud. That happens to lots of people for many different reasons. It is not her fault that you decided to put it in your name.
2007-04-13 20:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by mister 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if the power company prosecutes her, she will have big problems
2007-04-13 20:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by skcs11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋