Michigan resident says water bill jumped from $41 to $581 and brought an eviction threat

Michigan resident says water bill jumped from $41 to $581 and brought an eviction threat

A Michigan renter said a baffling utility charge turned into a housing emergency after a bill suddenly rose by around 1,300%. What happened? Albert Speier, who lives at the Lafayette Place manufactured housing community in Warren, told WDIV Local 4 that his water and sewage charge went from $41.03 in April to $581.26 in May. He said he had lived there for six years and regularly paid his water bill on time. "I was like, this is totally wrong," h…