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It's expensive to be poor (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

They're real.

Paid to the utility company itself to get services turned on for the first time in your name (and typically not paid again when you move, as long as you transfer your service to the new address), its usually returned to you via a credit to your bill after 3-12 months of service depending on the utility company.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Wow, well, I can tell you I've never heard of this as a US native who has lived across multiple states, at least. I thought it should say "security deposit."

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Wanna give that post a second go so we can figure out what you're on about.

    Security and Utility deposits are both a thing in America.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I missed sec. dep. the first time. I still have never heard of utility deposits, though it also seems according to someone else here that they're only for people with bad credit, so I guess that's why.

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