Should utilities be disconnected for nonpayment?
609103
As is so often the case, there are a variety of situations to consider.  First, those who are temporarily down on their luck and are striving to turn things around.  They deserve a break.  Then there are the moochers who feel the world owes them a living and we should all provide for their needs simply because they don't want to.  CUT them off!  Then, there are those (like the Kennedy's) who feel that they are soooo SPECIAL that they need not be bothered with such mundane things.  Them, we feed to the pigs.
1066131
What about just unplugging it?
549728
CA real estate broker here, and the answer is unless it says otherwise in your lease, you have every right to turn the utilities off at the end of your lease.  \n\nPut that in writing to your landlord, and tell him that you expect not to be charged for this when he returns your security deposit within the 21 day time period he has to do so, and that if he does, you will take him to small claims court for the disputed amount, court costs, and the $600 statutory damages for failing to return a security deposit to a tenant.
202436
First, I sure get tired of folks responding to questions as if they were text messaging you; I wonder if they can properly spell anything. Second, each state has slightly different laws regarding personal property and tenancy. I also have a feeling you left a few details out; the owner of the property where your "house" or trailer was/is sitting on, is a rented space to you (Lessee) owned by the Lessor.  You must have recieved multiple notices regarding the issue of your back lot rent, and THEN it went to Small Claims Court.  The Judge in Small Claims must have had your "paid up" receipts of record, (if you bothered to show up)or not-if not, the Lessor (owner of the property) would have won the small claims case, then she/he (Lesor)would have had an additional request, through another court, at another date later, to request seizure of your property to pay the back owed bills.***** They can only do this if they have proved you had received Notices of these actions.**** The only way they could have had the utilities turned off is if they ended up owning YOUR property in this very legal way.  Seek free legal help from your community legal program; there is pro bono in just about every city in the USA.
128306
This would seem to be a basic and clear violation of your lease.  As the leasee, you should have sole control over who has access to the leased area if there is nothing to the contrary in your lease agreement.  You can NOT simply stop paying the rent, however.  You must take your landlord to court if he/she does not rectify the situation.  Simply discontinuing payment may make you subject to eviction and get you put on one of the "bad leasees" lists.  I would suggest you put your request for him/her to rectify this situation in writing (date your letter) and MAIL it to your landlord via REGISTERED mail.  That creates a paper trail that you requested to have this problem resolved.  For more information, consult nolo.com for book related to landlord/tenants (see below) or, even better, consult a real estate attorney.
301288
There are very simple way of checking this type of thefts. Switch off the source it self, and check if your energy meter is still working/ revolving. If yes, it means that your doubt is correct. disconnect that load first by calling the experts of the system. and then check further.
891748
It will probably be a seperate bill. You should ask the landlord.
347948
I suggest you to save your money from now just for a week or couple days until you have enough money to buy the UPS.. because I thought the UPS now only Rp.300rb or less..I think it's cheap, so for you it's cheaper =)\nBut..the UPS doesn't solve your problem because you will still pending your job until the electricity turned on. So why don't you tell to the owner of the house to increase the electricity power, in fact you and your friends are already pay for the facilities.
43806
No. There are laws which prevent a landlord from cutting off water, but the utilities may withhold water if they have given reasonable notice.\n\nThough this link if for Texas, it's pretty typical
1012763
yup ...go to where u pay and tell u cant pay ..they will do payments without intrest
1052313
Doesn't matter if you don't have an agreement, you are joint and severally liable, now that you have paid all the bills, you can recover a reasonable amount ie, fair proportion from him.\n\nIs your flat mate worth taking action against, if the amount your owed is more than £750 then you can issue a statutory demand.\nThis is most dangerous weapon in law, ie if he doesn't pay he will be bankrupted.\n\nIs there a reason like he can't pay, like he can't afford it, you should try and get the utility company to split the bill, they may not agree but this way the liability is severed. Best course of action is to get him out, inform the landlord, and he may start eviction proceedings or notice to quit.\n\nThe longer way to really sting him, is keep paying the bills, then hit with the statutory demand, that will teach him a lesson he will never forget. He will take action unless is some kind of no hoping tramp loser .
395535
Would probly ask if you had any problems with neighbors, if you where on time with your rent, complained about problems in your apartment that where not warranted.  If your utilities where ever shut off.
648993
Either you forgot to pay your bill,or you did something illegal that they deemed reason to suspend your service. I would contact your provider and ask for the reason!
1075403
It would depend on how the leases are written.  If there's no one in there, how much electricity can the apartment be using?  Do they leave the lights on all the time?  \n\nIf your lease states that the electricity is divided up among all tenants (which sounds patently unfair to me and I'd never live at a place like that - what if my neighbor likes his apartment like Alaska?), then I'd say it's vague enough that you're probably on the hook.  If your lease states that you are responsible (through the landlord) for YOUR electric use, then no, he or she has no right to charge you for anything other than your apartment.
629622
Never. This allows your computer to charge its battery in case you want to unplug it for more mobility. It doesn't matter if your computer is one or off because it will still recharge the same way as usual.
710454
I think they are trying to pull a fast one on you! There would be no legal reason WHY you would be responsible. Do they have a legal document stating you have to pay the previous utilities? They have to come up with one to show you before you pay. If not, they need to bill the previous owners, or sent the bill to collections. Then, they need to start a whole new billing for you! They know this..They cannot start a whole new billing for you UNTIL ALL the legal documents are signed and the place is yours. Period.  You do have a lawyer handling this don't you? If not, call the Better Business Bureau, they will help you, or Land Lord Tenant. Good Luck!
98991
no,  if your connected to city sewers you have to pay. check with your city councilman. they probably negotiated a billing delay when they were first installed. even if it was a city oversight. its a service you have to pay for. they charged me xtra sewer when i filled my pool and thats 6000 gal worth, even though it didn't go down the drain. if they can charge you they will. especially if all your neighbors are connected, they don't give you a choice.