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Tenancy Dispute over unpaid Water Bill
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No we can't, he is jointly liable, the water company will chase both jointly as occupiers.Confusedandneedhelp wrote: »Can we just clarify that he doesn't owe anything at the moment.
The bill is owed by the ex to the water company
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The ex is the one liable to your brother but that is a civil matter between the two of them that the courts would decide on.
What your brother also has to remember is that the water company will not take them to court, instead it will go to collection agencies and sit as a default on their credit files and ruin their chances of credit for the next 6 years.0 -
Try and get them to go 50/50 on the water bill and other stuff and hopefully that way this never gets to court cos it will prob cost more in the long run?0
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No we can't, he is jointly liable, the water company will chase both jointly as occupiers.
Not quite true. He is indirectly liable to the water company, but there is a big difference between that and direct liability.
I had a further look into this. It seems that water utilities do have a special legal right to bill 'occupiers'. That seems to have been granted in return for the banning of disconnections for non-payment.
However, the OP doesn't have to worry about it yet because he has not been invoiced.
Ultimately the water company may choose to chase him, but they may not even realise he was there given they already have an account holder to focus on who will be easier to chase, and I suspect they would obtaing judgment against her and force her to pay up sooner.
In reality, she is probably going to pay their bill and then try to chase the OP's brother on her own basis.0 -
Going to court for a water bill?
Sheesh, pay it and move on.0
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