Ron Kuykendall
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Indiana
I recently purchased some property in Clark County Indiana and am in the process of having a house built. The electric has been installed across the front of my property and I was told to get a temporary hookup for the contractor I needed to join the REMC and pay a $75 deposit (which I did). I was told the electric was to be hooked up Tuesday or Wednesday of last week.
The builder notified me today (Monday) he was still using a generator since the electric had not been hooked up. When I called REMC I was told it would not be hooked up until the developer paid for the installation of the electric lines into the development (He apparently had an $11,000 check bounce). I am unsure if the REMC can legally do this since I joined and was the member without any knowledge of what was going on here. If they are allowed to do this it would appear they could say I or any of the other properties here will not be able to have any electric service ever which would make our property worthless.
My question is: Is this legal? How could I be held responsible for a contract with a developer? Can this REMC deprive the residents of their electricity? It seems they are punishing us for what someone else has done.
Ron Kuykendall
[email protected]
I recently purchased some property in Clark County Indiana and am in the process of having a house built. The electric has been installed across the front of my property and I was told to get a temporary hookup for the contractor I needed to join the REMC and pay a $75 deposit (which I did). I was told the electric was to be hooked up Tuesday or Wednesday of last week.
The builder notified me today (Monday) he was still using a generator since the electric had not been hooked up. When I called REMC I was told it would not be hooked up until the developer paid for the installation of the electric lines into the development (He apparently had an $11,000 check bounce). I am unsure if the REMC can legally do this since I joined and was the member without any knowledge of what was going on here. If they are allowed to do this it would appear they could say I or any of the other properties here will not be able to have any electric service ever which would make our property worthless.
My question is: Is this legal? How could I be held responsible for a contract with a developer? Can this REMC deprive the residents of their electricity? It seems they are punishing us for what someone else has done.
Ron Kuykendall
[email protected]