Title: What to Do When You Can't Hook up Utilities Due to Poor Credit | Sapling
Headings: What to Do When You Can't Hook up Utilities Due to Poor Credit
What to Do When You Can't Hook up Utilities Due to Poor Credit
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Content: You may be able to avoid this deposit if you can find someone willing to guarantee payment on the account, suggests the Federal Trade Commission. If the utility company rejects your application, it must send a letter giving the specific reason. The utility company cannot deny service because of race, gender, religion, national creed or origin. Video of the Day
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Proving Ability to Pay
Sometimes a utility company may reject you based on a former spouse's inability to pay. In this situation, you can make your case to the utility company that your spouse was to blame for the bad credit and that you are willing and/or able to pay. This can include proof that you never saw the utility bills, that you paid them when you saw they were overdue or that you were separated at the time of the delinquent bills. Advertisement
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Some utilities allow you to prepay for service, such as cellphones. Electric companies, however, do not usually offer this service. Some apartment complexes include all utilities, such as gas, electricity and water, with the rent. Alternatively, some apartments pay for a few utilities except for electricity.