Q: would I need a Utility lawyer?
bought 2 houses in Niagara Falls (but due to family reasons never moved in) , live in NYC, last winter, got a bill from Niagara water board, for $6000, we were away from USA, on our return, when i went to check out, there was water burst broken pipe, got it fixed, following quarter, we still got a bill of $12,000 (+ $2000 in some kind of penalty and interest), i explained the situation to one of the agents, they said they can only remove the additional penalty and interest, but we have to pay the rest.
We were informed (more like misinformed) that bill will automatically go to my taxes following year, so we figured we will make some kind of plan.
Our houses as of now are due for $18000 or so in bills, including some snow and garden cleaning from city dept. as well , was wondering,
1- what kind of attorney should we hire, to take this matter to court, if at all possible?
2- how should we proceed , (one of them is not inhabitable as of now) other one got this utility issue.
A: You could look into utility lawyers, but if you're thinking along the lines of electric utilities/energy in the category you chose, those law firms tend to be geared more toward large oil, energy, gas, or mineral rights matters. The following categories might be closer to individual matters such as yours - Consumer Law, Civil Litigation, Contracts, Real Estate Law. In terms of your second question, that's something that law firms that handle such matters could advise more meaningfully on. Good luck
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