When to Terminate - A typical listing contract states seller must
leave all utilities on until buyer takes possession. Section 3 on the CBGundaker Listing Agreement. It is recommended to not terminate service until the NEXT business day AFTER closing. If your closing date is on Thursday, finalize your bills on Friday. If closing is Friday, I suggest finalizing services the following Monday. Why? For some properties, the gas or water company may
need inside access when starting service for new owner. The gas company checks for safety of all gas appliances. Utility companies often only promise a morning or afternoon time frame for their visit. If buyer's possession is 5pm on closing day, they don't have an opportunity to meet
the utility company for access. Plus buyer is busy signing closing documents on closing day. For a 5pm possession, buyer's first available day to meet a utility company would be the next business day after closing.
If your closing is on Friday, and should your buyer establish service in their name on that Friday (or Saturday) without the
utility company needing inside access, your bill will be finalized as of the buyer's earlier start date, and you will not be billed for Saturday or Sunday even though you set Monday as your termination date.
You could be held liable for damages if caused by early termination of utility services.
Especially important is the Gas Service. For instance, if the buyer
could not meet the Gas Company until the next day after closing, as you
used your possession right up until 5pm, and if you terminated gas
service on closing day in the winter and a plumbing pipe burst due to no
heat in the home overnight, you could be responsible for damages. So
rather than trying to save $5 to $15 for your final utility bills, its best to be safe and terminate the next business date after closing. Most often buyers DO get utilities transferred into their name
ON closing day, as this is what their buyer's agent will have instructed
them to do.
If when calling to set up termination dates, you are informed that the buyer
HAS already called to take over service, then it ok to have your termination
date match the date previously set up by the buyer - so long as it is certain your sale will close on time. You may be told that the new buyer has not yet called to take over
the service. Should they ask you about who is taking over the service, simply
inform them that the new owner will be making a separate phone call. So long as
you have left the utilities on through the NEXT business day after closing, you cannot be held liable for damages if buyer fails
to put the utilities in their name.
AT&T Phone 800-464-7928
Ameren Electric 314-342-1000 Toll Free 800-552-7583 Ameren Missouri Click: >> Customer Service Center >> Start, Stop, Move
St Louis City 314-771-2255
St Charles 636-949-3213
St Peters 636-447-4440
O'Fallon Water & Sewer 636-281-2858
Lake St Louis 636-561-3737
Trash -
sometimes your local City Hall provides trash service. Here are the major
trash companies:
Waste Management = 800-989-2783 (Website has a Zip Code Locater) Allied Waste = 636-947-5959
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Below are Additional Numbers...
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|
| Gas
Companies |
| Spire Gas Co. |
(314) 621-6960 |
| St. Charles Gas |
(636) 946-8937 |
| Midwest MO Gas |
(636) 931-5353 or (877) 696-6427 |
| MO Natural Gas |
(636) 931-8383 or (800) 675-6577 |
|
| Electric
Companies |
| Ameren UE |
(314) 342-1000 or (800) 552-7583 |
| Cuivre River Electric |
(636) 441-7410 or (800) 392-3709 |
| City of Kirkwood |
(314) 822-5836 |
|
| Telephone
Service |
| SWBT Residential Service |
(800) 464- 7928 |
| SWBT (out of state call) |
(800) 203- 7070 |
| SWBT billing |
(800) 203-4040 |
| AT&T(now Charter) |
(800) 222-0300 |
| VERIZON (formerly GTE) |
(800) 483-4400 |
|
| Trash
Disposal (or check white pages) |
| Bob's Disposal |
(636) 464-3393 |
| Diamond Waste |
(314) 544-7400 |
| (NW Jefferson Co) |
(636) 586-9777 |
| Midwest Waste |
(636) 947-5959 |
| Superior |
(314) 567-1800 |
| Waste Management |
(314) 506-4700 |
| Zykan Disposal |
(314) 298-9999 |
|
| Cable
T. V. |
| Charter Communications |
(636) 207-7044 |
| Charter (A 1T) St. Charles |
(636) 441-7511 |
| Charter (A 1T) St. Louis |
(314) 361-4331 |
| Charter (A 1T) Overland |
(314) 428-0915 |
| Charter (A 1T) Jefferson Co. |
(636) 464-8878 |
| Cable America (Maryland
Hgts) |
(314) 291-1970 |
|
| Newspaper |
| St. Louis Post Dispatch |
(314) 340-8918 |
|
| Water
Suppliers --- St. Louis County |
| Missouri American Water* |
(866) 430-0820 |
| Eureka City Water
|
(636)938-5233 |
| FlorissantCity Water |
(314)839-7618 |
| Kirkwood City Water |
(314)822-5836 |
| St. Louis City Water
|
(314)771-2255 |
| Valley Park City Water |
(636)225-2676 |
| Webster Groves City Water
|
(314) 963-5332 |
*formerly
St. Louis County Water |
|
| Water
Suppliers --- St. Charles County |
| Missouri American Water
|
(800)256-6426 |
| O'Fallon City Water
|
(636)281-2858 |
| Public Water Supply Dist. #2 |
(636)561-3737 |
| St. Charles City Water
|
(636)949-3212 |
| St. Peters City Water |
(636)477-6600 ext. 217 |
| Warrenton |
(636)456-4113 |
| Wentzville
|
(636) 332-5101 |
|
| Water
Suppliers --- Jefferson County |
| C-1 (Bamhart, Antonia,)
|
(636) 942-3869 |
| District 1 (City of Arnold)
|
(636) 296-0659 |
| District 2 (High Ridge area) |
(636)326-0200 |
| District 3 (Hwys 141 & 21)
|
(636)296-7053 |
| District 5 (Desoto area)
|
(636) 586-5445 |
| District 6 (House Springs area) |
(636) 671-4096 |
| District 7 (Pevely area)
|
(636) 479-5593 |
| District 8 (Cedar Hill area)
|
(636) 274-3125 |
| District 10 (Imperial,Kimmswick) |
(636) 467-6868 |
| District 12 (Festus, 155 South) |
(636) 937-9697 |
| Crystal City
|
(636) 937-4614 |
| Desoto
|
(636) 586-3326 |
| Festus
|
(636) 937-4694 |
| Herculaneum
|
(636) 479-3777 |
| Hillsboro
|
(636) 797-3334 |
| Raintree Plantation
|
(636) 464-5561 |
| Pevely
|
(636) 475-4452 |
|
| Utility Websites |
| www.ameren.com |
Ameren UE |
| www.lacledegas.com
|
Laclede Gas & outlying services |
| www.cuivre.com |
Cuivre River Electric Co-op Missouri |
| www.mawc.com |
American Water Co. |
| www.swbell.com |
Southwestern Bell Telephone |
| www.verizon.com |
Verizon Telecom |
| www.chartercom.com |
Charter Communications |
| www.cableamerica.com |
Cable America Corp. |
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