On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:14:16 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:27:03 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> >Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 4/17/2020 4:20 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > This morning I had a big shock! There was a report on the radio that
>> >> > many people in USA were having a difficult time because they don't have
>> >> > water?????
>> >> >
>> >> > Is that true! You have to pay water bills and if you don't, you will
>> >> > have your water turned off????
>> >> >
>> >> > I have never heard of such a thing!!!!!  How on earth can those people,
>> >> > at a time like this, manage with no water?????
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Rare, but can happen. How many were shut off? Very few of the 320
>> >> million of us. Getting water to a house does have a cost. Most are
>> >> probably a year or more behind and made no attempt to resolve the
>> >> situation.
>> >
>> >I agree with you, Ed. In this fairly short time where people have
>> >lost income and might be late paying bills, I seriouly doubt
>> >having
>> >your water cut off is due to this situation. You will get several
>> >notices to pay before they resort to a cut-off.
>>
>> Do you think what Ophelia saw on UK TV was fake news?
>
>No but UK laws are different from US laws.

The laws are different in most areas of the US regarding whether the
property is owned or rented... if a tenant is in a private home the
water and electricity can't be turned off until the the tenant is
taken to court for eviction and the landlord prevails... and still the
court will grant the tenant so many days (10?) to vacate before the
Sheriff arrives to remove the tenant and place all their belongs at
the curb... and the crew that the Sheriff brings is not at all
careful, they just throw stuff in the road. Typical deadbeat tenants
know this so make sure to move out with their stuff in time. The last
two tenants I had in my little rental house were evicted they didn't
own much so they moved out on the last day with hours to spare but the
courts didn't do a thing about the damages they did. And so that is
when I gave up and had the house demolished and removed... cost us
$10,000 but was worth it not having to be at the mercy of POS tenants.
We applied for a property tax decrease and were granted a $1,500 a
year decrease. So in the end it was worth it not being a landlord to
dreck. That little house is gone and the property restored as if it
were never there, we kept the detached garage and the well.

The courts don't go after the POS tenants for money damages as they
have no money and don't work, plus putting them in jail only costs the
tax payers more. There are lots of tenants who move constantly and
never pay any rent, however they find money for drugs. The last
couple weren't married but since she had a 7-8 year old child she got
public assitance plus pain pills for her back problem, and I don't
know for certain but I'm pretty sure she was prostituting herself for
drug money for both of them... there were lots of different guys
driving up and staying there for an hour or two during the night. The
child lived with his real father but would visit a couple times a
week. The woman looked in her mid twenties and decent looking...
drugs can screw anyone up... she was zonked out in bed most every day.