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Evening all ( first time poster)
We live in an estate of 10 houses that were completed in 2008.The local authority took over the estate in May 2011.
In the meantime the developer was paying for the street lighting. He then informed the residents association that we should put two names on an account and continue paying it as if the estate was disconnected it would cost an astronomical €10,000 to reconnect the estate.
After the transfer to the local authority it was deemed that there is €150 outstanding on the bill (The association have paid since we opened up an account to do so) After several phone calls from the ESB ,who believed this was a private household account they finally understood the situation. Cue a solicitors letter threatening the association to pay €150 that they claim is still outstanding on the account. I believe that this the responsibility of the developer. He contends that he has paid long enough and that technically he should not have even got the ESB to connect the street lighting until the local authority had taken over the estate some three years later.
The local authority have advised persons in the estate in affordable housing not to contribute to the € 150 (They did not contribute in any fashion to the previos bills).
The developer does not have his name on the ESB a/c and is adamant that he ain't paying the bill.
Option 1 - sit tight take your chances & hope for an anti developer judge
Option 2-?????????
With a threatening legal letter, seeking costs in addition any advice would be appreciated.
Regards
We live in an estate of 10 houses that were completed in 2008.The local authority took over the estate in May 2011.
In the meantime the developer was paying for the street lighting. He then informed the residents association that we should put two names on an account and continue paying it as if the estate was disconnected it would cost an astronomical €10,000 to reconnect the estate.
After the transfer to the local authority it was deemed that there is €150 outstanding on the bill (The association have paid since we opened up an account to do so) After several phone calls from the ESB ,who believed this was a private household account they finally understood the situation. Cue a solicitors letter threatening the association to pay €150 that they claim is still outstanding on the account. I believe that this the responsibility of the developer. He contends that he has paid long enough and that technically he should not have even got the ESB to connect the street lighting until the local authority had taken over the estate some three years later.
The local authority have advised persons in the estate in affordable housing not to contribute to the € 150 (They did not contribute in any fashion to the previos bills).
The developer does not have his name on the ESB a/c and is adamant that he ain't paying the bill.
Option 1 - sit tight take your chances & hope for an anti developer judge
Option 2-?????????
With a threatening legal letter, seeking costs in addition any advice would be appreciated.
Regards