Why is it that residential buildings get the power turned off after 1 or 2 missed payments but commercial buildings don’t?

Question

If I miss 2 payments on my power bill the power company sends someone out to turn of the utility, however I see lots of commercial buildings (old Toys r Us, empty stores ect) with all the lights still on. Is someone still paying?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Those stores that shut down were almost always leasing the property from commercial real estate companies. The utility bills are still being paid.