Transferring utilities seems like an easy thing to do when
buying or selling a home. It really can be.
There are companies that will get all your utilities registered for your
new home. Most sellers are very cooperative and notify the utility companies
that they have sold the property and as of a specific date the new buyer will
then be responsible for the utilities. Sellers usually give the new buyers name
and request a transfer. The new buyer would then call the utilities and
register in their name.
Recently while overseeing an estate the utility companies
did not follow this procedure. The owner of the home passed away. The executor
canceled all credit cards and attempted to put utilities in the name of the
estate. This procedure worked for
everything but the gas service. The gas company shut the gas off then put the
service in the estate name. The executor
was out of state, and we had no hot water or heat. We hired a handyperson to turn on the furnace
and the pilot light on the hot water tank.
These were unnecessary expenses, but we got it done.
I just wanted to remind you to transfer utilities when you
can. No one wants to pay to turn services back on.
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