Is the water lien on my mothers house reversible if they made an error?
My mother owed a large water bill. The dep sent out notices in march 2008, saying customers needed to come in before may 19 and come into a payment agreement or they would sell the water lien. She went on march 13 , 2008 and they told her she had to give 900.00 downpayment for an agreement & she had to do this before may 19. She went in on may 5 with the money, then she was told her bills were estimated & they needed to read the meter. They came out on the 6th of may & it was found that the meter was broken.They came on the 8th of may to install a new meter. When she called they told her that she needed to wait 31 days for a reading & they would adjust the bill. She went on may 12, 2008 to pay 1,200 dollars & make an agreement, they still would not allow her to do so.They took the money as a regular payment. On may 22 they sold the lien to a bank on estimated charges. What I do not understand is if she could not make an agreement on estimated charges , why were the able to sell the lien on estimated charges. Please help me. My mother has been to the hospital already for her heart. This is really affecting her health. I want to know how do I proceed to bring suit against them for what they did. She was not the only one who owed water bills, & she went in way before time to fix her bill. I don't think they were fair to her. I know she owes and she is willing to pay, but because of what they did the lien holder is charging a lot of interest and surcharges. Her bill was for 14,000, 6,000 of this amount was interest & late fees. Also if the way they proceeded was not legal can the lien sale be reversed. And what kind of lawyer does she need.
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