Do I owe the the township bill?

[Slade S.]

I just closed on January 21st.

I received a water, sewer, trash bill for the period of December 30th - January 28th.

Should I pay the whole bill or ask for it to be prorated for the 8 days I have been the owner?

I feel I shouldnt have to pay the bill from before I owned the property, but I want to know if this is handled just like buying a property with a lien on it. Did I inherit the bill?

At closing we prorated the paid rents and taxes, but they were prepaid, not billed later.