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SFPUC to review notice and appeals procedures after landlord reports $9,000 water lien
Summary
A Bayview property owner’s son told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that the utility’s first notice to property owners came nearly five months after charges began, leaving landlords responsible for unpaid commercial accounts; staff will report back with options including monthly billing and an appeals review.
Tony Lee, speaking at the Sept. 25 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission meeting on behalf of his parents, urged the agency to change how it notifies property owners about tenant water delinquencies after his parents were billed for roughly "$9,000 plus" they said they did not incur.
"My parents who didn't use a drop of the water, they're not having to pay approximately, you know, $9,000 plus," Lee said during public comment, describing a sequence in which the utility's first notice to the…
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