Single family with Landscape maintenance

[Kali V.]

I am planning to make an offer for a detached single family home (for investment) with SOD and sprinklers systems installed in all 4 sides of the house. (About 6k SQ.FT of lawn). I confirmed HOA doesn't cover external ground maintenance for a single family home. So, the lawn and shrubs maintenance is owners /landlord responsibility.

Do landlord expect tenants to pay for the full water bill including running the sprinklers ? or split the costs of the water bill (and some power bill) if landlord have to request the tenant to run the sprinklers during summer time ? I have checked with county, they do not offer a separate water meter for running sprinklers, so it all included in 1 bill.

Please advise how to go by this.