Water and Sewer billing

[Greg Schuricht]

Are Water and Sewer are billed separately in Cleveland?

Also, is $86 per month for sewer normal? This is on a 3/1 SFH.

Thanks in advance!

[Brian Garlington]

@Greg Schuricht They are billed seperately. Now if you are trying to get a TENANT to pay for this in Cleveland it most likely won't happen. If it's an SFR and the tenant is not on Section 8 then you most certainly can "try" to have the water and sewer bills sent directly to them....but if they decide NOT to pay it..then NEORSD or Cleveland Water will still go after you for the money as the owner...and please don't have the water shut off if the tenant doesn't pay because that will be ALL bad.

The way most landlords handle this out there is to simply raise the rent, so that the cost is "built in".