Gardener Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Who pays? I can't recall there being anything in the acte (unlike the foncieres which were apportioned). But the new owners have requested via the notaire that we pay "our share". The water bill they have presented is much lower than when we lived there and we didn't use a lot - I do have a facturation eau resiliation which I paid shortly after moving, which might explain why their bill is so low and I am inclined to ignore this request.Do sellers normally get chased for the water bills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Assuming your on a meter then really you should have taken a reading yourself then contact the water supplier (name on your old bills). If you did take a meter reading just before you sold the house but never contacted the supplier then you should offer to pay on a pro rata basis which is normally quite acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 I did actually take a reading which I understood that the facturation resilation eau was for - eg all the water I had used up to that point. I want to be sure that that is what the facture was for.According to the acte any reimbursing that was going to be done was by the buyer to me for the taxes foncieres and taxes for the rubbish collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Facture de resiliation is a final bill isn't it, and should be done up to or close to the date of final contract signing, and presumably you have proof of payment. So where is the problem? Why are the new owners asking for you to pay a share? What are the dates on the new bill? If it begins after your contract signing, then it is down to the new owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 [quote user="woolybanana"]Facture de resiliation is a final bill isn't it, and should be done up to or close to the date of final contract signing, and presumably you have proof of payment. So where is the problem? Why are the new owners asking for you to pay a share? What are the dates on the new bill? If it begins after your contract signing, then it is down to the new owners.[/quote]I was just about to say the same thing Wooly. Just send a copy of your bill and proof of payment (like bank details and cheque number) to the Notaire with a covering letter. The only other thing that comes to mind is that there is a water leak and there is a difference between the reading you took and the one they took on the day they moved in assuming nobody was in the house between times. If that's the case then pay the difference and walk away as anything on the house side of the meter is down to the owner of the house and it could be rather expensive i.e. leave it to them to find the system leaks. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks , I thought I was in the clear but when dealing with bureaucracy I do doubt myself.As it happens whilst going through the filing cabinet, not only did I pay this resiliation but the direct debit went out for the full amount due for this year too (thought it would have been cancelled) so I really don't know what the new owners have been presented with! I will go to the tresorie this afternoon to see if I'm due a rebate and then onto the notaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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