please don't leave any of them out - including the lawyers, previous owners, realtors - pull them all in on it - because if you don't they will drag this out and you will be treated like a ping pong ball - state it all - even the lawyer acted in bad faith - he was supposed to check everything out before you signed at the closing - and the previous owners did not disclose that to you - fraud!
you can end this whole nightmare - easily if you listen to me -
one more thing - if the power company says they will give you a new meter and you have to pay for it - NO! you don't pay a thing - you pay for nothing! THEY OWE YOU MONEY - not CREDIT on your account - YOUR MONEY YOU WANT BACK AND WITH INTEREST - don't settle for a penny less - and if you had to pay late charges - you want that money and interest back!
send out your story - remember to "CC" (carbon copy) at the bottom - and list every name you are sending it to:
ex:
Yours truly,
mamma nee
CC:
name of Power company billing department
name of Power company customer service
name of Power company CEO (yes - call the company and get his name)
Attorney general's office
Public service commission
Local newspaper #1
Local newspaper #2
Television station #1
Television station #2
Television station #3
Fox News (oh yeah!)
CNN
congressman
senator
realtor - yours
realty office - yours - yes the office and a separate one to the realtor
realtor - theirs
realty office - theirs
any home inspection company you may have hired - if you did
laywer - yours
laywer - theirs
county executive
mayor of your town/village/city
consumer advocate group #1
consumer advocate group #2, #3, etc.
NYS department of banking (see below)
HUD (housing and urban development)
and anyone else you can think of!
DON'T LEAVE ANYONE OUT!
when they see the list of CC - it will **** off everyone of them - and don't let any of them try to threaten you - show them you mean business and that you want this settled in your favor
remember to spell out in the letter - you purchased the property at (address) for (amount) from (previous owners name) and closed on (date) and name both attorneys that were present and name both realtors (the realty company and the individual realtors names) and don't be afraid to use the terms - "acting in bad faith" "fraud" and dont' be afraid to accuse the previous owners, their realtor and their attorney of hiding something from you and your realtor and lawyer - and then stick in a question referencing "now you are wondering if your lawyer and realtor knew about this and did not disclose it"
mention mental stress, anguish, how it has upset your life, how you were treated unfairly by the power company, and that you feel you are being discriminated against because you are a woman (works everytime for attention) and if you are over 55 - they are taking advantage of seniors (and you can contact senior groups - discrimination against the elderly - treating you like you don't know anything, etc.)
let me at them - I'll have it over before the new year!
and immediately take the bill and go to HEAP - tell them you cannot pay these bills anymore - take the previous bills - HEAP won't pay them - but you will have proof that you went to them for help and they can even advise you
it's worth the paper, paying for the copies, the envelopes, and the postage
oh and by the way - contact the New York State Department of banking ifyou have a mortgage that you are paying - they don't like things like this happening - the bank is collecting money and interest from you and you were victimized!
you can really stir up a hornet's nest!
The NYS Department of Banking - they are really nice to deal with - trust me!
