Received Utility Bill for deceased parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just received a certified letter from a bill Collector for a Utility bill for a parent who passed away in the spring.
Parent died penniless with no will.
House was in foreclosure at time of death.
Posted here before, concerned I would get bills from nursing home.
Ugh, what do I do with this, I am not responsible for those bills.
Person lived in another state by the way.

Don't pay them. Send them a copy of the death certificate.

you are not responsible...so do not give them any of your info.

IF they want, they can sue your parents and see how that works out for them.

This would be my advice based on my experience. I had a parent die in PA with no will, no money (literally $6.76 in bank account), and many bills. I just called all bills, sent the death certificate and shut everything off. I had a few creditors keep calling and I would just repeat that there was no money in the estate and I don't owe anything. Eventually the calls stopped.

This is OP and the state is PA.