hello all

i am new here and came across this thread in google. i am in a similar position to the thread starter.

i have some questions:

1) is TNB obligated to cut supply once the bill exceeds the deposit (or any other reason)?

2) if TNB failed to cut the supply (causing the bill amount to be very high), does the landlord have a cause for legal action against TNB for failing to cut (negligence)?

i am trying to find some law or regulation about whether or not TNB must cut

thank u all

jon

This post has been edited by jon1980: Sep 29 2011, 02:08 PM

hi hansel

thanks bro.

from the TNB online statement, my tenant did not pay token sums to keep the supply going. in fact, there were long periods where he paid nothing to TNB. it got to the point where TNB refused his bad cheques. yet, TNB kept quiet all that time and the meter kept running

i suspect one of the following:
a) TNB sent disconnect notice (red letter) but supply was not cut due to the TNB officer makan duit (a very common occurrence i am told); or
b) it was cut.. but the tenant illegally reconnected the supply and TNB is charging me for this illegal supply anyways.

i will be asking TNB these questions very soon but i already know their answers.

seem like we are in a somewhat similar situation with this guy
this case is dated august 2011. i will be curious to know how it turn out.

based on my talks with a lawyer and my agent, this is a very common situation faced by many landlords... but so far there appears to be no "test case" of the landlord making TNB accountable (if at all they are accountable lah). some say TNB only has a discretion to cut and no duty to do so. i have checked the Electricity Supply Act 1990. it seem to suggest the former (s.38, "may"). and then there was this story

i am now at a loss to what to do, faced with this nightmare tenant and his arrears


about Syabas:
i went there to get them to cut the supply temporarily (not terminate account). she told me i have to settle the bill before they can do so. i asked her: "if i dont pay the bill, you will cut right? so now in order to cut, i must pay the bill?? how is that logical?"
i spoke to 3 different lady officers...all said the same thing but could not answer me

This post has been edited by jon1980: Sep 30 2011, 11:13 AM