RICHMOND, Va. — Luis Pardo hasn’t been able to make sense of his water bill from the City of Richmond for years.
His latest issue is a bill for $23,968.58.
“It’s stressing me out just knowing that I owe $25,000 to the city,” Pardo told CBS 6 reporter Tyler Layne. “Something’s gotta be wrong.”
Pardo owns 12 trailer park units off Richmond Highway. He used to pay between $1,200 and $1,600 a month for utilities.
But his recent bills have been all over the place.
Some months he said he was charged over $5,000.
Other months, he said he was charged $2,000.
“I was trying to call different people [with the city], but I still have no answer. I mean, they’re telling me don’t worry about it, just keep paying,” he said.
WTVR Pardo said he was told to just pay what he normally would and DPU would work it out.
Another time he said he was told maybe there was a leak.
He said a plumber came out and did not find a leak.
“Somebody tells me one thing, and then somebody else comes to me another thing. And then time went by and nothing happened,” he said.