How much is your water bill? Usually it goes up a bit in the summer months when you water the grass and flowers, but a local woman says it's impossible to figure out what her bill will be.
"$928 or so and after I got that particular bill I thought that was kind of odd cause it's three months. I don't have a pool, I have one bathroom and I have one sink and one washer and dryer. So I kind of thought that was outrageous,"
Latoya Williams of Finneytown told Local 12 Troubleshooter Howard Ain. Williams protested the bill to the Cincinnati Water Works. "They was supposed to do an investigation, Water Works but they said their meter was the actual reading so they denied our hearing so I had to pay the bill," Williams stated.
A check of her water usage history shows a huge fluctuation over several months. Her landlord called in a plumber, but no leaks were found. "Now they're saying I owe $716 again," Williams said.
When asked if she could possibly be using this much water, Williams replied, "There's no way."
At this point there's no water on in the house and the meter is not moving. And comparing the meter reading with the last meter reading it looks like its normal usage. But, the usage history shows while some months there's hardly any movement, other months show enormous jumps. "If I have to take legal action that's what I'll do. I don't feel like I'm supposed to be responsible for the bill. That's a lot. This is not even my house, I'm renting it," reported Williams.
Now, legal aid is having Williams pay her rent in escrow to the court. They're asking the landlord to pay for the huge water bill. So, it seems, it will be left up to a judge to decide just who's responsible for these inexplicably high water bills.
