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Originally Posted by Steve9930
I don't have a dog in this fight because I live in Stonecrest. However under our Covenants the Association does have some rights to inspect your property. Not sure how the Village Documents are worded. When you move into these communities you do give up some of your property control rights. On my irrigation system there is a valve that can be turned and a lock placed to keep the system shut off. This valve is where the back flow regulator is located.
As for stealing services you'll enjoy this story. When I moved here in 2004 there was a house being built next door to mine. The carpenters arrived one day and needed power to run their saws. As I was standing there I noticed one of them walking over to my property with and extension cord. He looked at my house and found one of the outside receptacles and plugged in the cord, and then plugged in his saw. I was about to get extremely angry and then decided to have some fun instead. (I would have allowed him to use my electricity if he asked). Just as he started to use the saw, I walked into the garage and shut off the breaker to that outside receptacle. I could hear the saw wind down, and I could hear him flip the switch on the saw back and forth. He then started to walk back to my house, checked the plug, and then stared to look for a new place to plug in (I have several outside). He then took the cord and plugged into another receptacle on my house. Walked back and started his saw. Just as the saw got up to speed, I shutoff that breaker. (This was so much fun, I don't get mad, I get even). After the third attempt he gave up. The next day they arrived on sight with a generator........
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Thanks for the story that is funny.l.o.l
I am not sure what you may have signed but the state and federal law preempts anything you may have signed.
They can lock out meters or turn off service if theft or non payment is found but here in the villages the meters are usually in the easements at the street in a ground level utility box.
This knuckle head walked 50 feet into my property opened up the solenoid box that i clearly own and decided to run the sprinkler system to see the flow of the meter without as much as a knock on the door.
Technically i could of had him trespassed off the property and charged with theft of services but probably wouldn't hold up in court.
The problem is the practice and not using there head and improperly trained employees.
I was assured this practice will no longer take place period.