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propane bill

We bought a house on Febuary 2006, there was a propane tank, that still had propane in it from the previous owners, we did not want the tank or the the propane in it, so we told them we were going to get another propane company's tank and gas. When the tank and propane gas was delivered and set up, the other tank with gas was set to the side. I called the previous company and told them to pick it up several times during a 3 month period to come and get their tank and gas or we were going to callsome else to get it or give it away, because their was leaking gas and it was very strong, it was dangerous. So after 3 months of calling them they finally came and picked it up when they thought we were going to give it away. Some months later they send us a bill for over $300.00 hundred dollars for the gas that excaped the from the tank. Now this bill they sent us has our correct last name, but they don't have my correct first name, they got my husband's first name right, and the bill is suppose to be (I presume) to be in both our names. Now they have nothing with our signitures on it to prove, that we agreed to pay it or that we signed an agreement to pay it. So are we liable to pay for it.


Asked on 3/02/07, 10:59 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jay Courtright Jay Courtright, Attorney at Law

Re: propane bill

This is one of those, "man, I gotta get paid on this somehow" things. Given all of the facts as you've related them, there really isn't any basis upon which the first propane company can legitimately claim you owe them any money. You made it very clear that you weren't going to do business with them. You told them to get their tank and propane off your property. You actually contracted with another propane company for their services. And perhaps most importantly, you've never signed anything that would allow them to enforce any claim against you. You may want to call them and let them know you feel there is no basis for them to charge you this $300.00 and that you won't pay, then see what happens. It will probably go away. You may, however, want to check your credit report in the next six months or so to see if they try to jam you up that way. If they do, you can dispute that charge through the credit bureau. Good luck.

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Answered on 3/03/07, 9:10 am


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