In article ,
mm wrote:
people who only owe as little 115 or 230 for more than 3 months. (and
they must be still applying the liens or you're right, people who
stand to get away without paying a thousand dollars or two would just
do without water for a couple weeks until they can sell the house and
skip.)

Isn't it going to be hard to sell a house without water? A sensible
buyer is going to want to try all the sinks, flush all the toilets, turn
on the shower, run a cycle of the dishwasher and the washing machine,
etc.

And if the seller explains that the water was turned off due to lack of
payment, the buyer is going to wonder

(1) if there is any lien on the property due to this, and

(2) if the seller has also neglected other payments, like taxes.

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--Tim Smith