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Chicago woman billed more than US$233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing
BACK OF THE YARDS NEIGHBORHOOD, CHICAGO, AUG 2 – The city’s faulty meter recorded over 500,000 gallons for a vacant home with no plumbing, resulting in a $233,000 bill now in collections, officials said.
- An 82-year-old Chicago woman, Diane Carli, received a $233,000 water bill for her vacant Back of the Yards home with no plumbing.
- The bill resulted after the city installed a water meter that wrongly recorded more than 500,000 gallons used; someone also entered the property.
- Despite her daughter Lisa's efforts at City Hall and a recent meter replacement reporting zero usage, the Water Department refuses to drop the charge.
- Officials agreed to remove $25,000 in late penalties but threatened to garnish Diane's pension, and Lopez noted, "people within... departments would understand mistakes happen."
- The dispute underscores persistent problems that led the Chicago City Council last year to implement measures aimed at providing relief for erroneous water bills, following ongoing coverage of billing mistakes.
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Chicago woman billed more than $233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing – CBS2 (Chicago)
The family turned to Ald. Raymond Lopez for help, but he couldn't get the Water Department to back down. "They're going to put me in the grave with this, because what do I do?" said property owner Diane Carli, 82.
Chicago woman billed more than $233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing | News Channel 3-12
By JERMONT TERRY Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A senior citizen’s vacant home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood racked up a staggering $233,000 water bill, despite not having any plumbing for years. Diane Carli, 82, said the city of Chicago is threatening to garnish her pension, and she’s looking for help because the Water Department isn’t backing down on an outrageous bill she says is clearly an error. …
Chicago woman billed more than $233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing
By JERMONT TERRY Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A senior citizen’s vacant home in the Back of the Yards neighborhood racked up a staggering $233,000 water bill, despite not having any plumbing for years. Diane Carli, 82, said the city of Chicago is threatening to garnish her pension, and she’s looking for help because the Water Department isn’t backing down on an outrageous bill she says is clearly an error. …
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