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What Should Be Confirmed About Outstanding Utilities and Service Accounts?

A seller should confirm the status of the account and the status of the related money separately. For electricity, check the residential account-closure process, the final bill and the deposit refund. For water, check the termination of consumption and the water-deposit refund. The cited material does not state a standard amount or deadline, so neither should be assumed.

Electricity: Closure, Final Bill and Deposit Refund

The electricity account-closure process is described as involving a final bill and a deposit refund. At handover, the reader should be able to distinguish between:

  • the status of the account closure;
  • whether the final bill has been received and whether any balance remains; and
  • whether the deposit refund is due, pending or received.

A final bill should not be treated as proof that the account is closed, and a refund should not be treated as proof that every account issue has been resolved. The cited material does not specify the refund amount, payment deadline, processing time or eligibility conditions, so those points require direct confirmation.

Water: Termination and Deposit Refund

For water, the relevant form covers termination of consumership and refund of the water deposit. The handover check should therefore confirm separately:

  • whether consumption has been terminated;
  • what status is shown for the water account; and
  • whether the water-deposit refund is due, pending or received.

If any separate balance or other account issue is present, it should be checked directly rather than assumed to be covered by the termination or deposit-refund step. The available information does not provide a separate final-bill process for water, so the reader should confirm whether any additional amount is outstanding.

What the Reader Must Still Confirm

The information available here does not specify:

  • the amount of either deposit refund;
  • a payment or processing deadline;
  • eligibility conditions;
  • required documents; or
  • which party is responsible for charges after handover.

Those points should be checked against the relevant account terms and the sale contract. Other service accounts are not addressed by the cited material and require a separate review. This checklist is a practical handover aid; it does not determine legal responsibility or replace the sale contract.

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