Recent comments in /f/Newark

jamilthepoet t1_iqtsfrj wrote

Reply to Issues landlord by Mytalkingheadx

I recently bought a house which previous owner had the 1st floor tenants unknowing paying for the electrical in the basement ( where the owners mother lived ) . For this reason when we are going to rent out the 1st floor unit we will be including electricity in the rent.

All this to say that if you feel like something funny is going on call pseg and scheduled them to come out and do an assessment. Let them know your situation. They will have to get the land lord involved as they cannot just come onto someone’s property. Your other option is to get a real estate lawyer. But that route opens up another can of worms and might not be worth it financially. Maybe leave the unit when your lease is up.

I will say that I moved to Nj from NY 2 years ago and pseg is significantly cheaper than con Edison, with better service!!!

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Ironboundian t1_iqtry1x wrote

Reply to Issues landlord by Mytalkingheadx

If you have your own meter, you can call PSEG

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  1. to ask that they come and take a look at the electric/gas setup to make sure you are getting charged only for your unit usage (and not the backyard lights, the landlord laundry machine, etc)

  2. to ask about equal payment plan

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  1. To ask for assistance (if you qualify). People often don't know that there are a lot of programs that PSEG administers to help people cover these bills.
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Sumo_Cerebro t1_iqtqwkz wrote

Reply to Issues landlord by Mytalkingheadx

The Landlord has nothing to do with it.

If you really feel like something's wrong, you can call and ask for an audit. That way someone can come out and actually check if any lines are crossed and everyone is being billed correctly.

But everybody is getting crazy bills. And as previously mentioned, they are going up 25% more.

My advice to you is to get on PSEG's Equal Payment Plan as fast as you can. That way you will know exactly what you're going to be paying for every month.

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Cobra800089 t1_iqsfvj1 wrote

Reply to comment by toughguy375 in JC rents are insane by ahtasva

Aren't you then just exacerbating the issue of high rents and pricing people out of their neighborhoods? There will always be demand for housing with easy access to NYC. I doubt rent prices in JC would go down from expanding the path. Yes it would increase property values but it would further gentrify areas where people of low income rent and would be forced out. The solution is to build more affordable housing skyward so there is a greater supply of units available in the areas that need lower rents.

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ahtasva t1_iqs9une wrote

Reply to Issues landlord by Mytalkingheadx

Is your unit separately metered? If it is not then it’s going to be impossible to get it changed to your name. There are likely rules about what rent covers where the utilities are shared. Typically it’s rolled into rent. Many older apartments in NYC work this way. Check metering first then call the city to find out how utilities should be apportioned

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TBrown1970DwULM t1_iqrrztz wrote

Reply to JC rents are insane by ahtasva

I’d one of these buildings go up I will be getting something in one of those high rises I will be going down south when I retire but just like with this storm this past week I want something up here I can flee to

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toughguy375 t1_iqqzo9w wrote

Reply to JC rents are insane by ahtasva

While NYC has hundreds of subway stations, NJ has 7 Path stations. Renting near one of these Path stations is getting more expensive because there's a lot of demand for easy train access into the middle of Manhattan. Obviously NJ should expand the Path, or make NJ Transit service more frequent and cheaper. It will pay for itself in increased property values.

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