closed #33638
Water Utility Billing Problems
2609 S Olcott BLVD
- Case Date:
- 11/19/2004
Customer would like adjustment on large bill due to watering during the month of September 2004.
Customer would like adjustment on large bill due to watering during the month of September 2004.
Customer requests adjustment on large bill due to heavy watering during September and Octboer 2004.
Customer requested appeal for adjustment to bill due to heavy watering needed during Sept. 2004. Will be notified when next USB Admin. Subcommittee mtg. is held.
Tenants rent property at 413 S. Highland. Landlord (K. Norbu) says high water bills are their responsibility. He did fix leaking stool, however.
Letter rec'd. from Jackie Bowman Helton requesting appeal by USB Admin. Subcommittee on charges on her account for 1323 W. 8th St. She had a leak in the stool and feels she should not be responsible for water bill due to leak.
Owner wrote re. property at 1104 E. Azalea Lane in Bloomington. Tenant moved leaving large, unpaid bill. Owner does not feel she should be held responsible for bill and request review by USB Subcommittee.
Mr. McCrea states that his bill indicated they used 53,000 gallons during June 2003 because they filled a swimming pool. Mr. McCrea states he has an irrigation meter but feels he would have been charged less if he did not. He states he was told that filling a swimming pool during May is too early, so he filled his pool during this June this year but still got an enormously high bill.
Letter received from James A. Swinson stated that he received certified letter re. a delinquent account for his former tenant (Tyler Collier) for property at 1417 S. Monon. Mr. Swinson does not think he should be responsible for former tenant's account since he was not notified in a timely fashion.
Letter rec'd. from Charles Short stated that tenant at 2355 S. Zona St. left leaving delinquent account at CBU. Does not think he should be responsible for bill since he was not notified of tenant's delinquency.
customer feels $54 charge is unfair. She signed to have the service turned on in advance but utilities was unable to leave the water on. She called on a saturday to have the water turned on. She feels if she had been more informed about make sure all faucets needed to be off and the possibility of a problem this could have been avoided. The letter has been forwarded to Administration.