Landlord's Responsibility or Tenant's?

[Josh Darley]

BP,

I just started a new lease with a new tenant on a SFH that we've owned for a number of years. I received a call from her tonight, the first day of her lease, stating that I had done her a HUGE disservice by not letting her know that the water heater and furnace required natural gas, not solely electric for the house, and that she was going to have to suffer with cold water until she could get it turned on. No doubt, I am not discounting the fact that cold water sucks and that it is a huge inconvenience, but she is stating that this is completely my fault. She states that I should have let her know ahead of time and that it was my responsibility to let her know that there were gas powered appliances.

We have multiple homes in the same neighborhood and have never run into this issue before with tenants.  Am I in the wrong here, figuring that it her responsibility to figure out which utilities she will need?  Every house I've owned or rented in my lifetime, I've always figured that this was my responsibility.  Any insight would be appreciated.

Josh