Unpaid utility bill

[Eric Stewart]

I’ve had a horrible tenant this first year with my property. Let’s just say that this was not a good start to my RE business. 
Anyway, the tenant didn’t pay their water bill for the duration of the lease and now $2000 is owed. The utility provider never contacted me about it so I didn’t know until they got evicted. Is there anything I can do to push this cost on the tenant somewhere or is this something I have to pay?

Thanks for any guidance