Re: Home being built in Florida

Till she goes to closing, she does not own the house. She is not responsible
for electric or water. There's no way a builder can make her responsible
prior to closing unless she volunteers. If you don't believe this, go and
hire an attorney and pay him his fee to tell you this. Let her call the
electric company and explain to them that she doesn't own the house yet and
does not want to be responsible for any bills the builder runs up.
"Dhas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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"
ill.  -
> > > 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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