DEWA Stupidity

It takes a bureaucracy to genuinely act stupid. In this instance it is DEWA or the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

Before we left we went online to instruct them to terminate supply. They did not and thereafter they keep sending us monthly bills long after our tenancy agreement has expired. Neither did our landlord do anything about it, which suggests that the apartment remains empty. Every month no water or electricity were used but the municipality tax continues to add up. I have emailed them many times to no avail and only to be reminded of the stupidity we used to endure when we were there.

Well we will just let it pile up, but I am beginning to wonder if my former landlord is alive or in some really big financial debacle that he needs to make himself scarce.

Service المبلغ المستحق بالفاتورة Previous Invoice Balance الدفعات المستلمة Payment Accounted Upto 31.08.2010 التعديلات Adjustments المتأخرات Arrears Electricity          الكهرباء  165.90  0.00  0.00  165.90 Water       المياه  103.75  0.00  0.00  103.75 Sewerage      الصرف الصحي  16.25  0.00  0.00  16.25 Cooling         التبريد  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 Housing Fee  رسوم السكن  11880.00  0.00  0.00  11880.00 Advance Payments المدفوعات المقدمة   0.00 Total     المجموع  12165.90  0.00  0.00  12165.90

Current Month Charges الخدمة Service شريحة الاستهلاك Slab الاستهلاك Consumption التعرفة Rate المبلغ AED Electricity     الكهرباء G  0  0.00 Y  0  0  0.00 O  0  0  0.00 R  0  0  0.00  0.00 Meter Charges    رسوم العداد  0.00 Other Charges  رسوم أخرى  0.00 Total     المجموع 0 0.00 Water     الميــــاه G  0  0.0  0.00 Y  0  0.0  0.00 O  0  0.0  0.00 Meter Charges   رسوم العداد  0.00 Other Charges  رسوم أخرى  0.00 Total       المجموع  0  0.00 Sewerage   الصرف الصحي 0.00 Housing Fee   رسوم السكن 792.00 Cooling       التبريد 0.00 Total     المجموع 792.00 Total Current Month Charges اجمالي رسوم الشهر الحالي 792.00 Total Amount Due  اجمالي المبلغ لمستحق 12,957.90