Who to contact about metering utilities seperately?

[Andrew Terrell]

Hey BP!

Here is the quick and dirty. A partner and I are closing on 5 single family properties in Shawnee, OK at the end of the week. Two of the homes are on one lot, and the water is NOT metered seperately. Also, the current owner has been paying the water bill for these homes, for years. My partner and are trying to find a solution that allows us to push this expese back to the tenants. Does the BP community know if there are contractors that will install a metering system that will allow the tenants to be billed by, and pay the city for water? Can we just start charging the tenants based on historical average usage (by adding a clause to the lease)? Or, is there another option that I am not aware of?

Thanks!