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June 5, 2008
Developer requests to user neighbors electricity ????
A new development (rentals) is soon to go up in our neighborhood. The developer has asked the property owners that are adjacent to the proposed property he wishes to tear down and then build a new structure- if they would be willing to allow him to tap into their electricity - which he would in turn pay for. Is this normal ???? Can anyone recommend a good RE lawyer to help sort out this and other issues ? Thank you
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The guys building putting up a house next to mine a couple of years ago asked if they could tap into my electricity. They offered me a flat rate of $50/month to which I said no because I had no way of knowing how much they would ultimately use. Besides I'd have to give them access to my house which was out of the question 'cause I'm gone all day. They got a generator.
Posted by: herkimer at June 5, 2008 11:10 PM
If there's nothing in it for you why accommodate them at all? Or are they building free apartments for your homeless locals?
Posted by: Steve at June 6, 2008 12:00 AM
Stewart Kong, Esq. 246 Fifth Avenue, Suite 504, New York, 212, 779-1111, 212-779-1010
He is an excellent atty - conscientious and very fair in pricing.
I would teach the contractor a word: "generator"
Posted by: guest at June 6, 2008 7:05 AM
Generators are noisy and polluting. If they pay you why not allow it? Agree on a flat upfromt fee and a correction after you get your bill.
They'd only need access to connect and disconnect the wires, not continuously.
Do you really need another lawyer's fee for something so simple?
Posted by: cmu at June 6, 2008 10:01 AM
Oftentimes they will pay your entire bill during the time they are hooked up for the ease of access and the use of the electricity. try to negotiate that
Posted by: Bold type guest at June 6, 2008 10:34 AM
Its not an unusual situation. The first question you need to answer is if you can supply the power needs- a lot of the older New York homes do not have the power coming in that is considered the modern standard (100+ AMPS service)
Posted by: Karka at June 6, 2008 12:34 PM
Totally normal - and as one of the other commenters pointed out, you can usually get them to pay your entire bill during the time that they are hooked up. They shouldn't need constant access to your property - just to hook it up initially and to disconnect. Mostly all they are using your power for is the lighting on the scaffolding....
Posted by: guest at June 6, 2008 3:44 PM
It has been said at this point, but yeah: tell them you need them to pay the full bill or else it is work for you with nothing gained.
That said, there are two construction sites on my block and there are orange extension cords running from each to a neighboring building so it seems to be common enough.
Posted by: guest at June 6, 2008 3:49 PM
I did this as well. Worked for me. They paid my entire bill for four months. Although they were there part of June and part of September. I had an extremely cool summer running my AC.
Posted by: guest at June 6, 2008 6:04 PM
Why can't the contractor get temporary power up and running with ConEd and/or run their own generator for power? I would request that they pay your entire bill for the months they use it, even if it's only for one day.
Posted by: guest at June 7, 2008 5:35 PM
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