If I received a $740 water bill and the city said it was due to my water meter having been broken forover a year, do I have to pay?
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If I received a $740 water bill and the city said it was due to my water meter having been broken forover a year, do I have to pay?
Asked on January 3, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Texas
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Before you pay the water bill for $740.00, you should first verify the charges due to the broken water meter in person with a representative of the water company in person. Once verified, you need to ascertain what the charges really would have been on a monthly basis for this year plus time period compared to what you were paying as well as receive an acceptable explanation from the water company's representative as to why it took so long to figure out that the water meter was broken.
If it appears that you really owe the $740.00, you would be legally obligated to pay the bill. Before paying the full amout, I would try and negotiate payment in full for a lesser amount.
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