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County staff advise not enforcing owner‑responsibility for unpaid tenant utilities after AG opinion
Summary
County staff briefed commissioners on an Alabama attorney general opinion finding utility boards cannot require landlords to pay tenants' unpaid utility bills; staff recommended the county stop enforcing a prior owner‑responsibility approach and await further legal guidance.
County staff told Jackson County commissioners that an Alabama attorney general opinion responding to a request by the Randolph County/Roanoke utilities board concluded a utility board cannot require landowners to be liable for tenants' unpaid utility accounts, and staff recommended the county discontinue enforcement of a similar owner‑responsibility policy.
Staff summarized the…
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