Section 1220-04-05-.19 - INSUFFICIENT REASONS FOR DENYING SERVICE(1) The following shall not constitute sufficient cause for refusal of service to a present or prospective customer.(a) Delinquency in payment for service by a previous occupant of the premises to be served.(b) Failure to pay for merchandise purchased from the utility.(c) Failure to pay for a different type or class of public utility service.(d) Failure to pay the bill of another customer as guarantor thereof.(e) Failure to pay a back bill rendered in accordance with Rule 1220-4-5-.17(a).Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1220-04-05-.19
Original rule certified May 9, 1974.Authority: T.C.A. § 65-2-102.