Access to Utility Service

Delivery of electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications services are some of the biggest problem areas for consumers today. Skyrocketing prices, de-regulation, and widespread terminations all make access to utility service an area essential to a consumer law practice.

What You Need to Know in This Evolving Area

• Rights to prevent disconnections and to reconnect service
• Deposits, late charges, level billing plans, master metering, other metering issues
• Right to utility service
• Discount rates and affordability programs
• Federal fuel assistance program
• Weatherization and energy efficiency programs
• Utility allowances in subsidized housing
• Tenant strategies to maintain service despite landlord non-payment
• Telephone and Telecommunications issues
• Affordable water service
• Manufactured homes and utility service
• Using bankruptcy to restore service
• Municipal and REC utility service
• Oil, propane, and other deliverable fuels