Patent ID: 8073705

Claim:
A notification system to identify utility theft for an entity associated with a premise under a Continuous Service Agreement with at least one utility service provider, where utility service is never turned off such that the entity may legally use utility services while a premise is vacant, comprising: at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions; at least one computer interface; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one computer interface and configured to access the at least one memory, and further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive tenant data from at least one property management system wherein the tenant data identifies at least one tenant responsible for utility service and includes at least one of a lease start date, an actual move-in date, or a lease renewal date and at least one of an expected move-out date, an actual move-out date, a lease expiration date, or a notice to vacate date for tenants occupying the premises of the entity; receive switching transaction data from one or more switching transaction data sources, wherein the switching transaction data comprises information identifying at least one of the establishment date or termination date of the utility service; compare the switching transaction data to at least one of the lease start date, the actual move-in date, the lease renewal date, the expected move-out date, the lease expiration date, the notice to vacate date, or the actual move-out date to identify the unauthorized use of utility services; and provide one or more notifications in response to the detection of unauthorized use of utility service.