got a BIG problem

I was trying to turn on the water service for a recently vacant property and found that

for last year the previous tenant did not turn on the water service when moved in while

I explicitly asked her to switch the water service and that was also written in lease.

She either stole the water or the city did not turn off the water when i closed my account.

Now in order to start the service the used water has to be accounted.

The tenant disappeared and it is going to be hard to hold her accountable besides a blank court judgement, I think.

And the water has to be turned on from my side.

Any ideas or suggestions for a better solution?

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• 太可怕了。 -peopleman- ♂ (70 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 15:02:44

• city definitely has its responsibility, noticed the illegal usag -joetheplumber- ♂ (20 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 15:11:49

• 我也觉得是city 的问题。 -peopleman- ♂ (60 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 15:31:50

• if municipal utilities, you have no other option.. -jy101- ♂ (56 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 15:52:30

• 得了。俺也这么看。教训吧。 -joetheplumber- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:01:24

• 都这么飘过？美人给支支招？ -joetheplumber- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 15:56:55

• ｉmean 没人 not 美人 -joetheplumber- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 15:59:34

• 这和你有什么关系呢. 水电费都是跟人走的, 不是跟房子走的. -albuquerque- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:01:42

• 水跟房。。。 -MrsKwok- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:07:56

• co：水跟房。水出现问题，都是房东给钱，房客不管。 -乌不浪口- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 17:59:03

• if municipal, lien on house no option. -jy101- ♂ (54 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:09:53

• 人家压根就没set up account，现在人也找不到了。 -joetheplumber- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:28:31

• I have one case... -jy101- ♂ (637 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:42:43

• I had the same problem before and I just sold the house ... -backchina888- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:36:56

• 你能吗? 房上海有lien. -tiansan- ♀ (149 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:45:40

• so you have to pay the bill, right? -joetheplumber- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:46:52

• I paid off the house. It was also a cash offer when I was sellin -backchina888- ♂ (129 bytes) () 06/15/2012 postreply 16:56:09