The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is the institution responsible for the supply of electrical energy to Mexican homes. Therefore, an essential point is that the receipt is in the name of the person who owns the home, this to facilitate any procedure or management related to the service.
If you precisely need to change the owner of the electricity bill, the CFE offers the possibility of doing so free and easy.
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The procedure must be carried out at a branch of the Customer Service Center corresponding to the town where the home is located.
How is the name of the owner changed on the electricity bill?
The first step is to obtain the necessary documentation to begin the process.. This will change depending on the reason why you are requesting it: change of owner due to income, change of owner due to purchase and sale or change of owner due to death.
For the first you will need to bring:
- Copy of the lease contract.
- INE that matches the data presented in the previous document.
- RFC.
- Letter of reasons explaining the change of ownership.
- Recent photo of the meter reading, as close as possible to the date the procedure will be carried out.
For the change of owner through purchase and sale, it is essential to bring:
- Copy of the property purchase and sale contract.
- INE.
- RFC.
- Letter requesting the change of ownership.
- Updated property certificate, to corroborate that there are no debts on the property.
- Recent photo of the meter reading.
To change ownership due to death, the following is required:
- Death certificate.
- Data of the deceased owner: full name and official identification.
- On your last receipt, locate and write down the universal code of the supply point.
- Letter of reasons.
- Information of the new owner.
Now you can go to the nearest branch of the CFE Customer Service Center, if you want this to be more secure you can schedule an appointment by calling 071.
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The change of ownership is free, but it may take between 15 and 20 days to be reflected on your electricity bill.
*With information from SUN.
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