Unfortunately creditor rights laws prevent the owner from verifying directly with the utility provider until a lien is filed which I always thought was unfair but this is a way to confirm the usage is being paid for real time. 

Let them know that you haven't heard from them in XX days and that you will file a complaint if someone does not respond to you within 48 hours.

Bonus question: what kind of impact does this have on my taxes and how do I file this?

The town should have that already on file too for when the permit was applied for.

Aaron  do you have anything we could upload to the file place that might be valuable?

It contains hundreds of files such as ebooks, checklists and spreadsheets for real estate investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/filesGood luck.

I was extremely patient and after 4 months of no payment, I demanded from the company to do their job and file an eviction.

I used to have one of my credit cards on file with a smaller tradeline company........until the owner got greedy with what she wanted to pay me for my card.......I would love to get my tradelines back out there and generate some side income....just looking for more tips on where to market and network with indviduals that need tradelines.......any info is appreciated.

I posted the listing on December 12, and my first tenant moved in on December 26th.As I’m filing my (extended) 2023 taxes, I’d appreciate any advice on what expenses I can deduct and what I should capitalize, especially since the property was mostly vacant.

If that is ignored, you could file suit and in the discovery process you could compel them to produce financial statements.