Water. You ask your water supplier for a refund of the security deposit

Water. You ask your water supplier for a refund of the security deposit

 

Your water distributor asked you for a security deposit when you took out the subscription or, subsequently, on the occasion of a payment incident. This practice was prohibited by Law No. 2006-1772 of December 30, 2006 on water and aquatic environments. The ban now appears in Article L. 2224-12-3 of the General Code of Local Authorities, which specifies that the sums that have been collected in this respect must be reimbursed within a maximum period of three years from the date of promulgation. of the law of December 30, 2006. If you have not received this reimbursement, demand it in writing.

 

Dear,

 

On (date), I took out a water supply subscription from your services. On that date, you asked me for a security deposit of (…) euros.

 

I remind you that article 2224-12-3 of the General Code of Local Authorities now prohibits this type of request from domestic subscribers. This same article obliges water distributors to reimburse users for the sums collected in this respect by December 30, 2009 at the latest.

 

So I am surprised not to have received anything to date. Consequently, I put you on notice to reimburse me for this amount as soon as possible.

 

In the meantime, please accept, Madam, Sir, the expression of my best regards.

 

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