Newbie Landlord Needs Help With Utility Responsibilities

[Lily Sellers]

Hi everyone! 

I'm getting ready to close on an SF rental property in Washington State & need some help understanding utility responsibilities. I've read that tenants can sign up & pay for their WSG, or the landlord can pay for those utilities, send the tenant a bill, and the tenant pays the landlord for the utilities used. I'd love to hear how everyone handles utilities with their tenants! Any helpful advice is appreciated :)