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Utility Shut-off Mistake

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First, I'd like to point out that I am 100% at fault for not ensuring that my service was shut off, I am just seeing what, if any, legal recourse I may have.

Location: Kansas

Back in May of 2021 I left a house I was renting where I was responsible for all utilities. In my switch to my new apartment, I thought I had switched addresses for my gas service. I was wrong, and the place I have been living at since May of 2021 doesn't use gas. Since the bill was on auto-pay, I didn't think twice about it. Bill got paid, I went about my day.

Now, in transitioning to my next apartment that DOES have gas, I did the same thing I thought I had in 2021 and switched to my new address. This is when I realized I had been paying the bill for my old address to the tune of $3,773.

Unfortunately I don't have access to my old lease - I have a new email and lost all docs saved in my old email and computer.

Is there anything I can do to have my old landlord and/or the tenants who have been benefiting from my gas payments pay me back?

I'm almost certain this is just one of those very expensive lessons one learns in life and I am SOL, but it's worth a shot.

submitted by /u/Emergency_Put_9761
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