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Utilities: who is responsible based on the signed contract
Need help. This is what the contract says—
UTILITIES: Landlord shall not pay for any of the utilities and services and will be the responsibility of the tenant.
Temperatures this past winter caused the pipes to burst resulting to water bill around $1,500. Whose responsibility is this bill — the Landlord’s or the tenants?