Business ProfileforUnited Cooperative

My wife and I purchased a house in ****** which we closed on May 22, 2023. We knew there was a propane tank on the premises but had never used LP since we always had natural gas in **********. On May 18, 2023, I called UC Co-op [UC] for information on LP and they called back on the 19th at 9:27am. We discussed a minimal one time charge to add gas to our tank since we were not sure what it was that ran on LP in the house or outbuilding. We were told there was a minimal amount for delivery and what the cost would be since the tank was low and the month of May sometimes calls for heating at night. On May 23, 2023, at 7:56am we received a call from UC and agreed upon an amount of LP to be delivered and what the charge would be. They informed me that they would be sending a lease agreement over to sign for leasing the tank and repeat service. Once we received the invoice and agreement, we paid the invoice and didn't sign the lease agreement and informed UC they had our permission to remove their tank from our property since we did not own or lease it at that point. We were not told there would be a cost associated with removal of their property. Since we had no contract or lease agreement, and after letting UC know that their tank could be removed at any time, once they removed the tank, we received an invoice for $79. Their tank was on our property and we did not want it there so why do we have to pay for them to remove their property from our property? Are we supposed to roll it down the hill for someone to haul away as junk? We have now received another invoice with finance charges that we are not willing to pay. After discussing with ****, the ** of Energy, his theory is that the $79 is "this charge is the cost of savings for moving to another company". Maybe he needs to bill the previous owner who actually leased the tank. Its like me parking a car in his yard for three weeks and then charging him for me to remove it.