My tenants pay their own utilities-water, trash, sewer (which is based on water consumption), trash, gas. and electricity. 

If the leak hits a water source or runs into a neighbor's property you could be at $20k-$100k.The best way to know if an active tank is possibly leaking is by checking the bills for the past two years and see if the oil consumption has gone up in an unusual manner.

In Baltimore City and County, Baltimore City charges the property owner for water consumption.

Here's the source: https://www.nmhc.org/research-...The US is a consumption-driven economy.

@Yitzchok Carmen I loved his book The Compound Effect, hearing him talk about media consumption in the book really opened my eyes. 

Put simply, no one really knows for sure what these buildings are worth right now.Eventually, as a few deals are done, we will start to see a large enough sample size to begin feeling more confident in the new market conditions and word will spread to sellers that it may no longer be viable to expect the price levels that marked the irrational exuberance at the end of the previous expansion.How This HappensAs a result of the pandemic we are already seeing decreased consumption across US markets, which results in decreased revenues for businesses, which results in less money to pay to employees.

Typically you are billing back 80% to 90% of the water consumption, but 90% may be pushing it.

If it were me, the smoking and consumption of the property would be deal breakers and I would give them the extra time to find a new place instead of giving 30 days notice. 

The core Personal Consumption Expenditures price index (better known as the “PCE index”), the inflation indicator favored by the Fed, will come out on Friday (6/26).Calendar:Monday, 6/22: Existing Home SalesTuesday, 6/23: New Home salesFriday, 6/26: Core PCEWeekly Change:10-year Treasury: flat 0.00Dow Jones: rose 600 pointsNASDAQ: rose 400 points

In contrast, personal consumption rose 8.2% in May while declining 9.3% in the past year.