Long Island Residents Hit by Sandy Still Receive Utility Bills

Long Island Power Authority is still charging residents after Hurricane Sandy pummeled them and their homes.

*The New York area was devastated by Hurricane Sandy, leaving many without power for weeks.

But the power companies say, “Never mind that! Business as usual! Pay your bill!” WHAT?!

That’s right! According to CNN, Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) is still mailing out bills and telling residents of Long Island to pay up!

When they were notified by homeowners that they are billing them for service they did not have and for uninhabitable homes and businesses, LIPA told them they were well within their right to bill them:

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