Small town took my deposit and I want it back.?

Question

I have lived in the same house for 16yrs and I hate our water dept. We told the water company we were leaving and we shut off our water. One year later they start charging $32 a month until they take up all the deposit then add one more $32. Then another 6months pass before we came back. Now they want us to repay the deposit of $150.00 + $32. There was no water or sewage use the whole time. They we notified we were leaving for a while. They said we told them to turn it back on (hince charges) but we were in WY at that time.Do they have a legal right to the deposit?

Answer 1

Not sure where you live, here most towns charge you the flat water and sewer bill regardless of if your using it or not, as long as a dwelling that could have water or sewer service is there and was ever connected,you have to pay the flat charge...even if your not living there or the water/sewer is disconnected, if it had it you must pay the bill.not sure how it works there.