I’m a water main break.

Years ago, I hired a MICA student to paint a mural on a wall in my house. I found MICA to be less than helpful, So I had to use an acquaintance who had been a student, some years earlier,post signs on campus student bulletin boards (this was in the yrs before internet.

Yes. Constellation is in the business of gouging. For decades customers have been gouged as too many, in the past, were passive and drank the cool-aid, pushed on them by our local governments, who dismantled long standing utility controls. Back in those days, private utilities were regulated and not allowed to increase rates without public hearings and government OK. Hospitals are nearly deregulated, as the government regulation seems to allow uncontrolled consumer rate hikes.

We haven't even turned our heat on and our most recent bill was $175

I am a human. On a computer.

Weird question, but okay 🤔🤔🤔

Race? Indy 500.

If you don’t mind, but what’s your square footage? We just moved into our first home and it’s a little over 2000 square feet. I haven’t got our first bill yet and just trying to get an idea of what to expect. I usually keep it around 70-73. The insulation is pretty good, so I’ve even managed to turn off the heating some days.

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thank you this all makes sense and is helpful

What follows is my understanding as a homeowner with potentially unpermitted work done in my house before we bought it. I don’t lose sleep over it, as it all meets code. The answers will vary a lot here, but work done without a permit may still meet code, but in order to verify that a lot of holes must be cut in the walls etc to verify the mechanicals (plumbing, electrical etc.) Even if you wanted to get it permitted you would need a licensed contractor who isn’t going to put their name on someone else’s work, so you’re left with ripping it all out to get it done “right”. The more interesting question is do you want to get your house reassessed/were photos posted online for assessors to glean data from. The tax assessors office does not, as far as I’m aware, report your self reporting of a different layout to city inspectors office, so you could call them and explain you want to update the records as you see it’s listed incorrectly. This will then bring the official records up to date and in the future it’s just “how it was”.

All in all, major improvements without any permits are not ideal, but by the time you are ready to sell it will all be water under the bridge. Last comment is though you will likely not get far it is interesting that the title company didn’t notice you had a 2br/2bath home now yet the records listed it as 3br/1bath. Again, I doubt you’ll have much of a case, but maybe a thread to pull.

yes i did and no issues were found in either area, some others corrected before closed like a stair railing for the porch out front. i guess im not concerned with craftsmanship, more so about the process for correcting the fact that permits were not pulled

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i understand that to the city it doesnt matter that it was the previous owner, and i know it is my responsibility to correct that is why im trying to learn what is required.

i guess im just assuming that not everything would pass a full inspection if i called the city in - nothing stands out, im just preparing for what could happen if that makes any sense.

i did check and permits were pulled for some repair work to the front porch as well as to repipe the entire house but not for the things i described above.

You bought it its now your problem, that's why there's inspections
you'll never be able to go back after the previous owners for renovations as there's no proof they were done by them

I’m I-95

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Ditto, ~350

I only moved here recently. So far my bill went from $55 to $83.

I have my heat up to 78F in one room (I own reptiles). But I feel like it wouldn’t equate to that much of a jump especially since I’ve kept it on constantly since October 2022.

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Mine somehow came out to nearly $50 last month and I was only home for 4 days! The rest of the month I set my temperature to 62 degrees!

> It’s mediocre overhyped lunch-level food.

Look this guy’s too good for lunch lol

$116, 2 bedroom above-ground basement, one person. I keep the heat at 67 during the day and 65 at night 😑