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- 587 total complaints in the last 3 years.
- 158 complaints closed in the last 12 months.
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Initial Complaint
Date:07/27/2022
Type:Order IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Conservice switched our water/sewer/trash utilities and our electric **** into their name in August of 2021 without our permission. We were able to get our electric **** back into our name but struggled to get conservice to switch our water/trash/sewer over. We paid conservice through our monthly rent payment on time, every month. On July 26, 2022 our water was turned off for non-payment by conservice. They collected our payment but did not disburse the money. We were home with our 2 young children for 6 hours with no running water during one of the hottest days of the year. Not only did conservice not make our payment, they had our address listed incorrectly and refused to pass us over to a supervisor. We have requested, for the third time, to stop them from managing our water/trash/sewer and allow us to manage it ourselves to insure this does not happen to us again.Business Response
Date: 08/03/2022
***** - Per your lease agreement with Progress Residential, the water, sewer, and trash are to remain in their name and will be billed along with your rent. I'm sorry for any confusion.
I'm sorry for any disconnection in service that occurred. Unfortunately, the **** was processed incorrectly. This was corrected and resolved the same day you reported the disconnection.
If you would like to speak with a supervisor you can request one by calling ************ or chatting with a representative online at www.utilitiesinfo.com.Initial Complaint
Date:07/23/2022
Type:Billing IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
I was charged 3 times in the same minute on the website. I had to call twice to get the two additional payments refunded. Now my $30 bill is $218. Conservice has snuck in NSF fees YET I REMOVED AUTOPAY AND THERE WAS A CREDIT ON MY ACCOUNT. OVER MY DEAD BODY WILL I PAY THESE FRAUDULENT FEELS TOTALLING $218. Every and anything but that can happen. This shit better be fix immediately. Trust me I’m the very last person you’re about to scamBusiness Response
Date: 07/28/2022
****** - I'm happy to clarify. Per the terms of agreement for payments, an NSF fee may be charged if a payment is returned by the bank for any reason.
On June 27th there was a payment of $80.77 and 2 payments of $72.63 processed on our website. This left a large credit balance on your account. I see that you contacted us in regards to the duplicate payments later that day.
We did submit a request for the duplicate payments of $72.63 to be refunded back to you. A total refund of $145.26 was issued on July 1st. This reduced the credit on your Conservice account to -$8.14.
However, you had also submitted a dispute with your bank in regards to the duplicate payments and on July 21st the payment amounts were refunded again. As such, a total of $145.26 was returned to your bank account from your Conservice account, again. This left a balance of $137.12 (-8.14+145.26) due on your Conservice account.
As agreed to in the terms, there was also an NSF fee charged for each payment returned by your bank. This left a balance of $187.12 (137.12+25+25).
I have waived the $15 late fee that was previously applied. This along with the current charges due August 1st has left a balance of $203.02 due. I have attached your account history for your reference. Please feel free to reach out to us online at www.utilitiesinfo.com with any questions.Customer Answer
Date: 07/28/2022
Complaint: ********
I am rejecting this response because:I need everyone to please, please pay attention here:
I cannot have insufficient funds if there was a credit on my account and no payment due. I paid this prior bill online. My card was literally charred 3 payments within the same minute. The website froze while processing my payment. Only the $80 payment was authorized.
Listen closely here:
The two additional payments processed without my consent left a credit on my account. Eventually after I disputed with my bank, they credited the two unauthorized payments of $74 (74x2). That left me with a credit of a few dollars on my account.
Listen closely here:
THEN Conservice refunded me those same two payments of $74 AFTER I disputed with my bank. That now looks like I was credited 4 times. Which makes sense. Ok now THEN my bank reversed the two additional credits BACK TO Conservice. So basically inbetween all the madness and transactions settling to the billing, the two additional payments reversed back to Conservice should leave me with a normal bill amount.
I posted the screenshot of where my bank sent the two payments back.
How can I be charged insufficient funds if my bill hasn’t been posted to my account yet? I just got the bill on Saturday, but somehow I attempted to submit two payments not due yet?
Are you seeing that the bill is misreading the two additional unauthorized payments from website as NSF check payments now?
That now leaves me with just the regular bill due.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW OR WHY THE WEBSITE CHARGED MY CARD 3 TIMES IN THE SAME MINUTE. It froze when I paid the $80 then somehow charged $74 twice. Now those unauthorized payments are being billed as NSF payments I myself never submitted. I’m sorry but I don’t have an answer as why or how my card was charged 3 times in one minute when the page froze.
The itemized billing settled after all of this mess.I think that this will all be accurately reflected on the next bill BUT it will read a credit of the two payments of $74. Again, I did NOT choose to have my card charged 3 times. I don’t know why the website froze. But I effing wish it NEVER happened.
Sincerely,
****** ************Business Response
Date: 08/05/2022
****** - Your payments were not returned by the bank for insufficient funds. On July 21st we received notification from your bank that the 2 $72.63 payments were being returned due to "Payment was disputed as Duplicate Processing".
Again, an NSF fee may be charged if a payment is returned by the bank for any reason. This is not only related to insufficient funds.
The refund issued by Conservice due to the duplicate payments was sent on July 1st.
We have not received the $72.63 payments back from the bank yet. If the bank resent the payment they likely would have sent it to us via check, so it may take several days to receive. Please feel free to reach out to us online at www.utilitiesinfo.com with any questions.Initial Complaint
Date:07/16/2022
Type:Billing IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
Account setup on 06/29. Missed 1st trash pick up on 07/05, again on 07/12. I have filed (per conservice instructions) 5 missed trash complaints, called customer service, and spent 30 minutes talking to ************************* of conservice to only be told, I'd get an email with date of trash pick up. They have never responded to any of these requests. And after ~3 weeks, still no service provided..Business Response
Date: 07/20/2022
**** - I see that this has been resolved. To confirm,****** County Refuse A Waste ******************* has advised that they have spoken with ****** with Invitation Homes and that this issue has been resolved. The provider's system shows that the pickups were completed. Guidelines were given for which bin is which to ensure that the property is serviced.
If you are still having any issues please submit an additional trash request at www.utilitiesinfo.com. Please feel free to reach out to us online at www.utilitiesinfo.com with any questions.Customer Answer
Date: 07/21/2022
Here's the rub. I still have 2 weeks of garbage, not picked up, it doesn't fit in the one trash container. Also, someone in your company told invitation homes, that you Did pick up our trash on the dates missed. That is not correct, possibly a lie.Business Response
Date: 07/28/2022
**** - The trash request has been reopened. Our team will follow up with you and the trash provider to get this resolved. Please feel free to reach out to us online at www.utilitiesinfo.com with any questions.Initial Complaint
Date:07/16/2022
Type:Service or Repair IssuesStatus:AnsweredMore info
Complaint statuses
- Resolved:
- The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
- Unresolved:
- The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
- Answered:
- The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
- Unanswered:
- The business failed to respond to the dispute.
- Unpursuable:
- BBB is unable to locate the business.
My HOA community has partnered with this company to manage water bills. First of all no one comes out to do a manual reading as my meter was cover 4 inches worth of dirt when the meter was supposed on 7/15. I only discovered this as my last 2 bills for 2 people cost me ***** gallons of water. And they **** me a manual read fee every month as well. I emailed my HOA and they referred me to conservice. Conservice customer service reponds with has then been any leaks? And no there has not. Then meter should be checked and referred me back to my HOA which doesnt respond and doesnt do anything. Today I received another 500 ****. So I turned of all my water by tap meter is not running. Checked 20 mins later still no movement. So I know there is no leak in my home. My water **** for 3 years has never consumed a fraction of the gallons I am being billed for! To make matters worse I find out we have a disconnect notice for our master meter for the entire community! So what in the heck have I been paying for all these years? I need someone to call me and investigate as my neighbor was being billed for 2 years for another owners meter and no one wanted to help! I refuse to continue to be over charged every month. My household wasnt using over **** gallons a month and now we use over ***** gallons per the last 2 readings and no leaks . This house was built in 2019 and all toilets, sinks, tubs and washer has been checked. Water heater not leaking either! We need someone a live person to help! Since our meters are being read via computer somewhere. And could easily be mixed up with another unit like my neighbors!Business Response
Date: 07/21/2022
****** - Generally, a technician will walk or drive through the community with a wand to get close enough to each meter's signal in order collect the reads each month. This is what the manual read fee is for. We have been receiving actual reads from your meter. These indicate that there has been a large increase in your usage.
A work order to check your meter has been opened. Scheduling a technician to check the meter can take several weeks or months depending on their availability. If any issues are found with the meter, we can look into possible adjustments.
To clarify, each meter has a unique serial number. The meter number is associated with the address of the home it is hooked up to. It is highly unlikely that your meter is measuring usage for another home, but the technician will be able to confirm this for you.
At this time, I would advise paying your charges in full to avoid disconnection. If you have any concerns regarding the disconnection notice, please follow up with the HOA/property management as they handle all disconnections. Please feel free to reach out to us online at www.utilitiesinfo.com with any questions.Customer Answer
Date: 07/21/2022
Complaint: 17577004
I am rejecting this response because:
Sincerely,
*************************Customer Answer
Date: 07/21/2022
I reject this as I have spoken to the city and it doesn't take that amount of time for a tech to come as conservice a 3rd party vendor. Also I was told if I had the tax ID info I could have requested this myself. But since the *** will not provide or call the city I am stuck with the response. Secondly I have had 2 of my neighbors that experienced the same issue and it was infact being billed for another person's water. Lastly, conservice has never sent a person to read the meters. The fact they claimed someone comes in a vehicle and gets close to the home how can that be an accurate reading. To wait weeks or months for a tech to come is ridiculous. Considering thier so called techs were on the property turning water off. So I want to know what tech is coming? Conservice or ***************? Since *** has to pay the city for my water. I have lived here for 3 years and have never consumed this amount of water. How can 2 people do thar? Home has been checked and we have no leaks. And we cannot simply pay these high bills. I reported this last month with no response but only now to be told a tech was requested with no ETA. So am I going to keep getting billed incorrectly 500 for months on end with 20 of late fees every month until they decide to help. The fact that this water is for *************** and not owned by conservice I am being over charged! The city doesn't even impose these type of fees!Business Response
Date: 07/28/2022
****** - We do understand your concern with the increase in usage. This is why we advised checking the home for maintenance issues and have submitted a work order to get your meter checked.
Generally, the technicians hired by Conservice are of a third party and not associated with the utility provider. Again, scheduling a technician will depend on their availability. We are working to confirm an ETA on this. You will be contacted with any updates.
To clarify, your meter simply emits an electronic signal with its current read. This signal is not strong enough to reach our system on its own. This is why a technician is required to get close enough to the meters for the reads to be obtained each month. Please feel free to reach out to us online at www.utilitiesinfo.com with any further questions.Customer Answer
Date: 07/28/2022
Complaint: 17577004
I am rejecting this response because: It makes no sense not to involve the city since it'd thier water secondly for the 4th time. I have no leaks in my home. I will not hire another plumber to do this. My water usage has been under **** gallons and now its more than quadrupled for 2 people. No one can afford **** **** for water. And the fact that conservice hires a 3rd party based on their availability is ridiculous. The city would have came out already. All the while I am being over billed for usage and late fees! And the *** is no one knows is nonsense. There needs to be a better solution than this and if a person is in a vehicle claiming to read my meter and per the vendor that comes to cut of water that HOA uses even states the system misreads as it can pick up someone else's. This has happened to both of my neighbors and it took conservice over 6 months to correct! I refuse to over billed for the next 6months it's not right. It's unfortunate that our HOA decided to use conservice as this water is not being monitored correctly or fairly! Sincerely,
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