To overcome this, yet still keep the tenants accountable for utilities consumption, we have developed a Utilities Budget Agreement.

Some municipalities are giving rebates because it reduces overall water consumption when people are directly responsible for paying what they use. makes sense!

Include noise, parties, underage alcohol in the lease.

Only improvements done close to selling, and done prudently, and with generally accepted taste - can be relied on to return anything.The kitchen we just put in was CONSUMPTION, by the time we sell, it will be a 20 year old kitchen, we will get none of it back.

Third, I stopped spending money on consumption (anything that is not expected to grow in value).

I definitely know the area fairly well and even have some good tenant sources in the Loma Linda area (I'm a professor) and I have to say if you're going to rent to college kids, a Seventh Day Adventist (no alcohol or caffeine) Medical school is a good place to start.

They can't tell you a dollar amount but they will tell you the Ccfs (consumption); 1 CCf=748 gallons.

The broad context of this analysis is straightforward: an economy based on ever-rising consumption falters when real household incomes stagnate or decline.

See your attorney.If you take the option and have had an insured loss, then loss proceeds can be assigned, see your attorney.As a tenant you can't restrict ownership rights, a first right of refusal can block sales, an indemnification agreement may take care of liens, so see an attorney.Gotta say, it's certainly not the worst I've seen, but this isn't for public consumption.

Well, he had continued down the slippery slope of alcohol abuse and was still acting in his childish ways.