Chicago woman faces $233K water bill for vacant home with no plumbing
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A Chicago woman, Diane Carli, faces a $233,000 water bill for a vacant, no-plumbing home, after the city installed a water meter and falsely billed her for over 500,000 gallons of water. Despite her protests and the house being gutted and unused, the city has not backed down, threatening to garnish her pension. The case highlights ongoing issues with water billing errors in Chicago, prompting calls for relief and reform.
- Chicago woman billed more than $233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing CBS News
- Chicago woman billed more than $233,000 for water she never used in vacant home with no plumbing – CBS2 (Chicago) Wirepoints
- ‘They’re going to put me in the grave with this’: Chicago senior was billed a shocking $233K for water she never used — from a vacant home with no plumbing. Here’s why moneywise.com
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