Duplex Washer & Dryer Connections in Garage

[Grant Lovelady]

I recently closed on a small duplex in the Houston TX area. The detached garage is where the only set of washer and dryer connections are.

I believe the previous landlord leased out the garage to just one tenant and the other had to go to a washateria.

I have bids to tie in plumbing and electric to make a second set of hookups. My idea was going to be to add a partition wall to split the garage so each tenant had the own side as well as added privacy / protection. Based on the layout of garage and the way it was built (old and not properly constructed) my general contractor says there is not a way to properly add a partition wall.

With that said should I add second connections and just have the open garage available to both tenants? My fear is theft, using each other’s machine, etc.

Or should I just leave the one set and have one tenant look for the nearest washateria for their clothes?