Monday, November 13, 2023

Did You Transfer Your Utilities?


 

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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