Why do landlords pay water bills?

[Andri Artayudianto]

Why do landlord like to pay water bill instead of letting tenants pay?

If you have 20 units or 20 SFH you have 20 different due dates to remember, 20 times pulling out your credit card every single month. How do people keep up with that?

[Eric Y.]

At least one reason is because sometimes tenants don't pay and the landlord will get stuck with it anyway.  In my city they leave the water in the landlords name for just that purpose and they won't usually turn it off.  If the tenant doesn't pay AND you don't pay they'll place a lien on YOUR property.  (I don't have MF yet but I believe the reasoning is the same).

Now in my rental my tenant does pay but I also get a copy of all bills and notifications sent directly to me too so that I can keep an eye on things.