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Chapter 6: Utilities
This chapter from the Legal Tactics: Private Housing e-book is about your rights in dealing with electric, gas, and water companies.
Common Problems
In some cases, you may not actually owe what a utility company says you owe. Learn about common problems with the amounts on bills.
Get Help to Pay Your Bills
Here are some possible ways to get help paying your utility bills.
Lowering Bills Further
Besides applying for the low-income discount, fuel assistance, the Good Neighbor Fund, and/or funds from other private sources , you can take the following steps to reduce your monthly electricity and gas bills.
What to Do to Restore Your Service
Most of the grounds for preventing termination of service are also grounds for getting service restored once it has been shut off.
Your Right to Obtain Service
When you move into an apartment, you have the right to receive gas and electric service upon request, although special rules apply if you owe the utility company money from a prior address. Most companies will allow you to request new...