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Nabert
Guest
Austin, Texas.
City of Austin Energy Department
Regulated by City Council not PUC
Question:
If a contract is never implied, mentioned, or signed can a person be held responsible for it?
Brief history: 3 guys in a roommate situation. Bills are divided up into each persons name. 1 roommate never pays the bill and leaves the state leaving a $2000 balance. City of Austin Energy states that remaining roommates are responsible because roommate that left the state entered into agreement on our behalf. Again this agreement was never signed, implied, or stated anywhere. As far as we all new there was no contractual obligation. However, I have forced the issue and this is the excert that they base their claim on:
CUSTOMER means:
(3) Anyone who receives the benefit of the utility service provided by the city
SERVICE CONTRACT means:
(1) A service contract (Article III, herein), whether or not in writing, exists between a customer and the city when the city supplies service and the customer accepts it. A customer accepts utility service when the customer or the customer's agent requests utility service and the city provides it, or when the customer, though not requesting service, knowingly receives utility service for more than 72 hours, benefits from the service, and does not request discontinuance in writing prior to the expiration of the 72?hour period.
This so called contract is not listed on any web site, not mailed to any person, or stated on the phone by the attendent that signs up for service, and is never signed by anyone. However, they state that since we lived with this roommate that we benefited from the service and thus entered into this agreement. I can not emphasize enough , not one person in my house was ever told about this "contract", or ever signed anything regarding this contract. Is it possible for someone else to enter into a contract on your behalf without your knowledge? Please help. Thanks in advance.
Robert
[email protected]
City of Austin Energy Department
Regulated by City Council not PUC
Question:
If a contract is never implied, mentioned, or signed can a person be held responsible for it?
Brief history: 3 guys in a roommate situation. Bills are divided up into each persons name. 1 roommate never pays the bill and leaves the state leaving a $2000 balance. City of Austin Energy states that remaining roommates are responsible because roommate that left the state entered into agreement on our behalf. Again this agreement was never signed, implied, or stated anywhere. As far as we all new there was no contractual obligation. However, I have forced the issue and this is the excert that they base their claim on:
CUSTOMER means:
(3) Anyone who receives the benefit of the utility service provided by the city
SERVICE CONTRACT means:
(1) A service contract (Article III, herein), whether or not in writing, exists between a customer and the city when the city supplies service and the customer accepts it. A customer accepts utility service when the customer or the customer's agent requests utility service and the city provides it, or when the customer, though not requesting service, knowingly receives utility service for more than 72 hours, benefits from the service, and does not request discontinuance in writing prior to the expiration of the 72?hour period.
This so called contract is not listed on any web site, not mailed to any person, or stated on the phone by the attendent that signs up for service, and is never signed by anyone. However, they state that since we lived with this roommate that we benefited from the service and thus entered into this agreement. I can not emphasize enough , not one person in my house was ever told about this "contract", or ever signed anything regarding this contract. Is it possible for someone else to enter into a contract on your behalf without your knowledge? Please help. Thanks in advance.
Robert
[email protected]