Who should pay utilities

[Ethan Griffel]

On SFR where it's easy to see electric/gas/water/garbage is it standard to have tenet pay those utilities? Are these market dependent or for single families are they always passed back to the tenet? Love to hear people's opinions! Thanks!

[Nathan Gesner]

The tenants should pay utilities whenever possible. If you include utilities in the rent, they are far more likely to abuse them and run up the bill. Make them take responsibility.