We have had duplexes with shared water, sewer, and trash billing, as well as shared driveways.The long term tenants act more like owner occupants, planting flowers, etc. and in some cases neighbors think that they are the owners. 

With the bill being so much higher than the needed approval you should have been communicated with as a curtesy.

I know this will be a trial and error for myself but if it was easy everyone would be doing it right.

I've owned a 6-unit for about 6 months now, and the water/sewer bill is higher than expected.

You could read 100 books and still need to learn more because certain things must be learned through trial and error.

I have used George and Bill at www.1031esi.com multiple times.

This cannot get passed through until the commissioners review and choose to vote on the bill. 

You do not actually need any income if they have high enough income to afford their bills plus your new house.

Currently, I am looking at Hemlame for local, I tried to use them for an out-of-state investment property, but the cost with an agent would end up far greater than a full-service property manager.The dream option would combine all accounting, bill pay, rent collection, provide eviction services, and maintenance coordination outside of normal hours.

It can depend on the property, but owner paying the bills seems rare these days.