is it legal to be held to a contract the city made with waste company?

[tubioli]

harrisburg, pa. i own my home and a small business. i have lived in my home for 4 years. i do not use the waste company due to owning a dumpster at my business. i recently recieved a bill in the amt. of 500 dollars with a date to be in court from the waste company. the letter stated due to city contract i am bound to pay them whether i use them or not. the trash company had recently changed and i was not made aware by the city or the waste company about the contract. is this legal? does this violate any right?

----So you take all the garbage and anything that can be recycled from your home and put it in the dumpster at your business? I can see there being a problem with that, just as there would be if you took the garbage from your business and deposited it in a container at your house.
** why would that be a problem...i pay for the dumpster..i can use it as i wish.. FYI i do recycle, always did. i have a gps that can help me find anything along with recycling plants, lol. the issue isnt where i throw my trash im asking is it lawful to be held to the cities contract. i owned my house before it was entered. and had no prior knowledge until receiving the notice. is a city allowed to enter its reidents into such contract? you obviously do not have any legal background you missed the point.

 

[Hot Topic]

So you take all the garbage and anything that can be recycled from your home and put it in the dumpster at your business? I can see there being a problem with that, just as there would be if you took the garbage from your business and deposited it in a container at your house.

 

[ecmst12]

Don't edit your original post to respond to questions, post a reply.

 

[GaAtty]

GaAtty

There was a case similar to this in Atlanta a few years ago regarding waste collection. You may want to read that case or have your attorney read it. It is Monticello, Ltd. v. City of Atlanta, 231 Ga.App. 382, 499 S.E.2d 157 ( Ga.App.,1998).
Perhaps there is a similar case in your state.

 

[Hot Topic]

Where on this website does it say that only lawyers answer the questions? You need to read the Important Notice, smart a.

 

[HomeGuru]

harrisburg, pa. i own my home and a small business. i have lived in my home for 4 years. i do not use the waste company due to owning a dumpster at my business. i recently recieved a bill in the amt. of 500 dollars with a date to be in court from the waste company. the letter stated due to city contract i am bound to pay them whether i use them or not. the trash company had recently changed and i was not made aware by the city or the waste company about the contract. is this legal? does this violate any right?

----So you take all the garbage and anything that can be recycled from your home and put it in the dumpster at your business? I can see there being a problem with that, just as there would be if you took the garbage from your business and deposited it in a container at your house.
** why would that be a problem...i pay for the dumpster..i can use it as i wish.. FYI i do recycle, always did. i have a gps that can help me find anything along with recycling plants, lol. the issue isnt where i throw my trash im asking is it lawful to be held to the cities contract. i owned my house before it was entered. and had no prior knowledge until receiving the notice. is a city allowed to enter its reidents into such contract? you obviously do not have any legal background you missed the point.

**A: I was going to respond but after you edited your post, I chose not to.

 

[tubioli]

thank you gaAtty, you are very helpful. Hottopic you just got me on a bad day, no hard feelings. ecmst12 i hope im responding correctly this time, lol. you too are quite helpful. HomeGuru i would be pleased for you to respond if you hold some knowledge that may help, legal background or not, did not try to offend.