Can a utilities company get money from our landlord after our bankruptcy has been filed?
March 28th, 2011 | 
Author: After Filing for bankruptcy our attorney assured us that our money situation would be taken care of. A little while after, our landlord told us that the utility company is sending her to collections for our debt, of course she is a little angry about the situation and told us that she is going to get a lawyer for herself. We have already tried to call our attorney but he is out of the office. Of course we will try again later, but I was just curious if anyone has had this problem, and can they really go after someone else for our debt?
Posted in Landlord Tenant Law
Yes, since she’s the property owner she can be held responsible for the debt. However, she can take you to court and sue you for the cost and you will most likely end up having to pay for it as well as your court costs. You’d probably be better off paying for the utilities.
It may depend on which utilities. Water and sewer tend to be attached to the address. The property owner is held responsible. They can even put a lien on the propety.
However, if the debt is discharged in your bankruptcy, your landlord won’t be able to come after you for the debt.