let me ask some questions here..
1`. Do you have a lease. If you do, Electric should be spelled out there.
2. do they just give you a bill saying "you owe us XXX dollars"
with no amount of kilowatt hours used?
they have to do that... it is illegal in most states to just
hand you a bill saying you owe us $xx for electric
_unless_ your contract states you will pay a specific amount for
electric each month...
3. If you have a complaint with regards to your electric, that you
think is being illegally charged.
The person to file a complaint with is the Texas State Attorney
Generals Office.. what you have is a
civil complaint.. while the action _might_ be criminal.. its
still considered to be a civil complaint.. therefore
the jurisdiction to follow up and investigate lands on the
doorstep of the Attorney Generals Office. If htey have overcharged
and profited from overcharging the criminal charges will come via
this route...
4. It would not hurt to call the local electric company, or better
yet go down... see a rep explain your problem
ask, to see how they figure out the bills... that is a matter of
public record.. the elec people should be able
to give you ALL the rates they charge the marina.. not just for
KW hrs.but for fuel surcharge, and all the rest of
the surcharges that make up your, or rather, thier bill..
5. If this is a real "Association"..then the by-laws should state
your method of review of the bills..
I would suggest you exhaust all athe methods of review before you file
that complaint... unless you own the slip..
you might be looking for a new marina...
good luck, fair winds
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:17 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not surprising the local yokels in Clear Lake are of no help. I'd try
> someone w/Galveston county or the state. Perhaps the utilities commission,
> AG office (as suggested before) or whoever has authority over condo
> associations.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stan Wasilewsky
> To: liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] electric power
> Stan, do you pay your electric bill to the Association or power company? If
> the Association, do they have a pass through or make a profit? If they make
> a profit, are they licensed by the utilities commission ? I would think that
> if your power bill is paid and the distribution "system" safe, they have no
> right to withhold the power and could be liable.Stan, do you pay your
> electric bill to the Association or power company? If the Association, do
> they have a pass through or make a profit? If they make a profit, are they
> licensed by the utilities commission ? I would think that if your power bill
> is paid and the distribution "system" safe, they have no right to withhold
> the power and could be liable.
>
> Because of the way the marina is wired I pay the association who reads the
> meters and bills the slip owners accordingly. They claim there is no
> markup, but the only way t0o be certain would be to check the bills they get
> from the power company. It's a paperwork maze.
> My wife and I went to the police this morning to file a complaint, but there
> was nothing they could do. It's a civil matter, they said. The problem
> with the civil courts is their backlog, but if that's what I have to do then
> that's what I'll do. I just wish there was another way.
>
>
>
>
>
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