JAKARTA - Director of Retail and Commerce of PT PLN (Persero), Edi Srimulyanti, shares tips for customers who want to buy used houses. According to him, customers need to pay attention to important aspects of the housing components such as the physical condition of the building, access to the location, the surrounding environment, and no less important is the electricity system.
"Besides the construction of buildings and the validity of house ownership, electricity is one of the main components that needs to be considered when we are surveying to buy a house," Edi told the media, Saturday, May 27.
Edi reminded that there are four things related to electricity that must be considered before buying a house.
First, electrical installations. Prospective buyers must pay attention to the electrical installation in the housing to be purchased without problems and have an Operational Eligibility Certificate (SLO). This is important to maintain the safety of houses from danger or risk from electricity, such as short circuits that have the potential to cause fires.
Second, check account bills. Prospective buyers also need to check electricity bills at home that they will buy to avoid arrears in payments. Currently, customers can check electricity bills only by accessing the PLN Mobile application. This step is needed to avoid unwanted things related in fulfilling customer obligations.
Third, make sure the kWh meter is normal. Prospective buyers are also required to check the kWh meter installation to function normally and the seal is installed properly. According to him, this method is to find out indications that the owner or occupant of the house previously committed violations using electricity or not.
Fourth, make sure the electricity flowing into the house is electricity that is officially registered as a PLN customer. That way, prospective buyers can also avoid violating electricity use if they are officially residents.
"If when checking these four things are safe, it is certain that electricity in the residence will not be problematic," said Edi.
Furthermore, if a prospective buyer officially buys the residence and there is a transfer of ownership of the house, Edi urges buyers to immediately notify PLN to transfer ownership and change the name of PLN's subscription.
"Customers are required to notify PLN no later than 14 days after the transfer of ownership. This notification is made for the process of changing the customer's name in accordance with the Electricity Sale and Purchase Agreement," said Edi.
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