Water bill standards

[Gino Tomba]

Hey BP,

I will be renting out the upper unit of my duplex that I am also living in. There is one water meter shared between units.

Am I able to charge a monthly set amount for water from the tenant? Or since it is one meter do I have to eat it and work int into my price of rent? 

I have gotten conflicting explanations and want to understand the expectations of renters in the area of Brooklyn.

Thanks everyone!

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Gino Tomba:

@Bob Prisco thars what I was told to do. Say I'm planning on asking $875/month, can I advertise at that price and then put that $40 extra in the contract or should I lost it at $915?

 This Brooklyn / Old Brooklyn in Cleveland, Ohio? If so $915/mo for a duplex is way out of line with the rest of the market. The unit will be unrentable.