!Gas line cannot be installed for 5 months.

[Aref Shehadeh]

Closing on an REO Friday Nov. 27th. I suspected the gas line was disconnected on the street. I called the the gas company ahead of time to get a service installed within the week that follows. Their cutoff date to get a crew out there is is apparently Dec. 1st. I received feedback that service cannot be installed until Spring! They mentioned April.

Even if I knew about the cutoff date ahead of time I would have no choice since I'd have to wait to close to get the service turned on in my name. 

What are my choices now? I have a rehab scheduled for the week after and this is supposed to be a 45 day project. It gets extremely cold here during the winter.