joker2107
30-10-2002, 03:49 PM
A couple of days back i got a letter dated 21-10-2002 from one Gurmit & Co, advocates & solicitors addressed to penghuni, my address. It begins Notice of demand outstanding charges due and owing to iwk sb. apparently i owe them rm528 as at 31-8-2002 which they want me to settle within 14 days otherwise (in red ink) we have our client's strict instruction to take all steps necessary for the recovery thereof, including commencing legal proceedings against you … :rolleyes:
1. i'm interested to know if any of u also got such sheepish threats from iwk.
2. perhaps shali and other legal professionals can advise if such a notice can be issued to "Penghuni", no name.
3. if ever i have to go to court over this, i'm going to mesmerise iwk :p by demanding detailed statement of a/c, including every penny i paid to them thru the developers during the period when iwk charges was incorporated into the water bill. far as i remember these payments are supposed to be credited to my account for charges effective the date the flat rate (rm8 per month for connected services) came into force. b4 that date, all iwk charges were supposed to have had been cancelled.
4. i will also raise the constitutionality of such charges on the premise that the services rendered were formally within the purview of the local council and paid for thru the assessment they collect, but since iwk took over the job the local council has not reduced an appropriate amount off their assessment bill. therefore there is double billing. local councils are still paying alam flora despite the so called privatisation of solid waste collection so what are they doing with the sewage monies we pay them? :(
5. there is also preposterous miscarriage of justice and cross subsidising as i have to pay the same amount although my monthly water consumption is slightly more than 15 m3 compared against the majority of my neighbours who frequently exceed 50 m3 in the same time.
anybody got any more worthy arguments or experiences? pray do share with us here.
1. i'm interested to know if any of u also got such sheepish threats from iwk.
2. perhaps shali and other legal professionals can advise if such a notice can be issued to "Penghuni", no name.
3. if ever i have to go to court over this, i'm going to mesmerise iwk :p by demanding detailed statement of a/c, including every penny i paid to them thru the developers during the period when iwk charges was incorporated into the water bill. far as i remember these payments are supposed to be credited to my account for charges effective the date the flat rate (rm8 per month for connected services) came into force. b4 that date, all iwk charges were supposed to have had been cancelled.
4. i will also raise the constitutionality of such charges on the premise that the services rendered were formally within the purview of the local council and paid for thru the assessment they collect, but since iwk took over the job the local council has not reduced an appropriate amount off their assessment bill. therefore there is double billing. local councils are still paying alam flora despite the so called privatisation of solid waste collection so what are they doing with the sewage monies we pay them? :(
5. there is also preposterous miscarriage of justice and cross subsidising as i have to pay the same amount although my monthly water consumption is slightly more than 15 m3 compared against the majority of my neighbours who frequently exceed 50 m3 in the same time.
anybody got any more worthy arguments or experiences? pray do share with us here.