Section 64.33. Payment of outstanding balance

(a) The LEC may require, as a condition for furnishing residential service to an applicant, the payment of an outstanding residential account with the LEC which accrued within the past 4 years, for which the applicant is legally responsible and for which the applicant was billed properly. However, the outstanding residential account with the LEC may be spread out over a reasonable period of time. Factors to be taken into account shall include, but not be limited to, the size of the unpaid balance, the payment history of the customer, and the length of time over which the bill accumulated.

(b) A LEC may not require, as a condition for the furnishing of residential service, payment for residential service previously furnished under an account in the name of persons other than the applicant unless a court, district justice or administrative agency has determined that the applicant is legally obligated to pay for the service previously furnished.

(c) This section may not affect the creditor’s rights and remedies of the LEC otherwise permitted by law.

The provisions of this § 64.33 adopted November 30, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 4354; amended July 21, 1995, effective July 22, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 2887. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (140294) to (140295).