Re: Home being built in Florida

The power company name is Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(http://www.wrec.net/index.html)  She says she can't find anywhere in the
contract that states she's responsible for the electricity before her
closing.   Where could I check to see if she's protected against stuff like
this (if it's in the contract she probably can't do anything about it) I
just can't believe that a reputable contractor would charge for utilities
during construction.


"Jerry L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> She does not have to open an account till after she closes on the house.
Let
> her call FPL and cancel this account they opened. The builder pays for the
> electric till closing.
> "Dhas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > She says she already opened up an account for "temp power" and had to
pay
> > $70 for the setup.  She is now going to receive a "temp power" bill.  -
> > again this sounds like a scam to me.  Anyone out there know this to be
> > common practice for a respectable contractor?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jerry L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > She is not going to pay for her electricity until she opens her
account,
> > > under her name and address with FPL. If she looks closely, there's
> > probably
> > > no meter belonging to the house. Usually the builders will put up a
> short
> > > pole, FPL will put a meter on it and the builder will draw his juice
> from
> > > that.
> > > "Dhas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > > My mother is having a home built in Florida by some  builder
(artistic
> > > > homes) and she told me the strangest thing.  The homes being built
> where
> > > all
> > > > sold before they where built, so she put a down payment on it and
the
> > > price
> > > > for the house was set.  But she told me recently that the
electricity
> > has
> > > > already been run to the house or at least near it, and the
contractor
> is
> > > > going to use the electricity to build the house, and she will be
> getting
> > > > utility bills!!!  The house isn't going to be finished until summer
of
> > > 2004.
> > > > Is this right, I've never heard of such a thing, she is paying for
the
> > > > house, she shouldn't have to pay for services the contractor needs
to
> > > build
> > > > the house.  Has anyone heard of this and is this common practice in
> > > Florida?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
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