How is this even legal?(Comcast related)

[Jaiguru]

My apartment complex apparently had a contract with Comcast that was keeping other providers from offering service so that's been my ISP for the last 4 years. They also had this "Comcast saver package" that took $40 off of my Comcast bill and added it to my rent. I had no idea what that was for until now.

We finally got a new internet provider and obviously I bailed on Comcast but apparently the apartments aren't letting me opt out of the $40 payment that's on my rent every month that's supposedly only meant to cover my Comcast bill. They could not give me any other explanation of what that payment was for other than paying my nonexistent Comcast bill.

My question is how are they legally able to charge me for a service that I'm no longer receiving?

 

[Newbian]

I would assume it's somewhere in your contract and part of your rent agreement as a way for the owners to earn some extra income from comcast thus a bit cheaper rent then you normally would have to pay for.

Think of it as a utility fee you need to pay for even if you don't use the service.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/2238167695.shtml

 

[BoomerD]

Does your apartment complex provide "basic cable" at no charge?

 

[JEDIYoda]

My question is how are they legally able to charge me for a service that I'm no longer receiving?

yep--that's what I would do...go to atot and ask a legal question....rofl@Jaiguru......

 

[CPA]

apartment complexes are, for the most part, communal living areas. All pay for the services of the few that use it. I'm sure you have neighbors that don't even use the internet, yet they are paying for the service.