Switching utilities from one tenant to the next

[David Mathews]

Hello BP fam. Situation: I'm a fairly newbie. 3 houses so far and this month is my 1st turnover. I have a tenant moving out this month on the 24th and already have a qualified applicant who placed a deposit to hold for the 1st of next month. (I know.... great problem to have!) So the exiting tenant is asking what should she do about her utilities upon moving out. It's a SFR, tenant pays all utilities.

Question: Should I temporarily place them in my name for that short period? Shut them off? Or ask the incoming tenants to have them switched around the 24th since they'll be taking over around a week later which seems unfair since their lease will not begin until the 1st?

Thanks in advance.