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raeanna74 · 10-18-2004, 07:31 AM

This is hopefully a quick question to answer. We recently bought a house and closed on September 17th, 2004. Just 3 weeks later I received a letter of assessment from the City thta said that we owed $189.00 for sidewalk, curb, and gutter repairs. The resolution to make the repairs was made on March 9th, 2004. We also just recieved letter of disconnection from the water and sewer department of the City. It stated that there is a bill delinquent in the amount of $34.00 and that services will be disconnected on November 1st. The City had filled out and sent a letter of assessment at the request of the Title Company. The letter stated that by September 17th, 2004 that there were no current assessments, no future assessments, and no water bills due. I have brought this to the attention of the Title company that we've received these bills. They believe that they can take care of the water bill but the sidewalk repair is a different story. Apparently the Title company called the City and was turned away saying that the City wasn't responsible and that it was a simple mistake. Shouldn't the City be held responsible for this? I paid for the letter of assessment to avoid this kind of hassle. According to the Realtor, the seller of the property will not take care of anything since they're apparently under investigation - Fanny Mae. I plan to approach someone from the city about this matter and I am willing to go from supervisor to superior if there is any hope of dealing with this. I realize that we benefit from the sidewalk repairs but the other residents in town had 7 months notice before their bill came due, I paid $15 to avoid having to pay this, and had no warning before we were given only 1 month to pay the bill in full. I don't feel that it's fair that we be responsible for this bill. Who should I speak to? Is there anything I can say or do that will help me? Should I go as far as to get a lawyer to write the city a letter?? I would almost be willing to pay a lawyer the $198 to make the City fess up to their error in hopes they will be more careful in the future and not cause other's this kind of mess.

10-18-2004, 07:31 AM	#47 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	This is hopefully a quick question to answer. We recently bought a house and closed on September 17th, 2004. Just 3 weeks later I received a letter of assessment from the City thta said that we owed $189.00 for sidewalk, curb, and gutter repairs. The resolution to make the repairs was made on March 9th, 2004. We also just recieved letter of disconnection from the water and sewer department of the City. It stated that there is a bill delinquent in the amount of $34.00 and that services will be disconnected on November 1st. The City had filled out and sent a letter of assessment at the request of the Title Company. The letter stated that by September 17th, 2004 that there were no current assessments, no future assessments, and no water bills due. I have brought this to the attention of the Title company that we've received these bills. They believe that they can take care of the water bill but the sidewalk repair is a different story. Apparently the Title company called the City and was turned away saying that the City wasn't responsible and that it was a simple mistake. Shouldn't the City be held responsible for this? I paid for the letter of assessment to avoid this kind of hassle. According to the Realtor, the seller of the property will not take care of anything since they're apparently under investigation - Fanny Mae. I plan to approach someone from the city about this matter and I am willing to go from supervisor to superior if there is any hope of dealing with this. I realize that we benefit from the sidewalk repairs but the other residents in town had 7 months notice before their bill came due, I paid $15 to avoid having to pay this, and had no warning before we were given only 1 month to pay the bill in full. I don't feel that it's fair that we be responsible for this bill. Who should I speak to? Is there anything I can say or do that will help me? Should I go as far as to get a lawyer to write the city a letter?? I would almost be willing to pay a lawyer the $198 to make the City fess up to their error in hopes they will be more careful in the future and not cause other's this kind of mess. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.