My understanding is that it is illegal for gas/electricity companies to be specified unless it is deemed an "embedded network" in which case it is the building manager which resells the electricity (e.g. they buy off Genesis/Contact etc and then rebill the apartment dwellers). I work in the utility sector but these views do not represent the views of my employer and are not necessarily legally accurate. - Hide quoted text - On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:08:30 +1300, Regan Murphy <regan.murphy(a)oasystems.co.nz> wrote:
I read a contract for a development in Auckland recently. There was a clause regarding services that stated that the purchaser must purchase electricity/gas/water from the company that the developers specify. There was also a clause that made it compulsory for future buyers to agree to this too. It may or may not have extended this to other services - I'm not sure - this development also had cat-5 cabled throughout and mentioned broadband internet access as an available service. This clause, among others, put me off investing in the development.