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Resident asks city to clarify water-service-line contract clause that could expose low-income homeowners to costs
Summary
A Berkeley resident asked the council to clarify a clause in a proposed water service-line replacement agreement that she said reads like an indemnity; she asked for written assurance that a low-income homeowner would not be charged for repairs or held liable under the contract.
During the public comment period, resident and attorney Margaret Dobrowitzky raised concerns about a clause in the city's water-service-line replacement agreement she said is confusing and may function similarly to an indemnity. Dobrowitzky said her sister, a recent retiree living on Social Security, received the…
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