The previous tenant was a total ass

Today I came back to my new apartment and found in my mailbox his unpaid telephone bill.  I opened the envelope without noticing it was not for me, just my correct address.  He has certainly already cancelled his old phone number (I dialed it, and got the recording from the telco).  But he has neglected paying his last bill, and it is more than 10 times what I usually pay on my own phone bills!!!

Also, he didn't pay for the cable television for a couple of months before he left, and the service was cut one day after I moved in!!!  And he didn't pay for his last electricity nor water bill either.  I wonder if this is very common in this country.  Then that would explain how come this country is underdeveloped in spite of being so blessed by nature.