The downsides are you usually have to pay the water as it is a shared meter, maintain the outside (lawn, trash), and occasional disputes between 2-3 neighbors in the building.

HOA disputes, e.g. a unit owner wants to rent their place out and HOA rules say they can't, it's often tougher for the 1 unit owner to achieve victory.

You should ideally keep each unit responsible for its own utilities to ensure fairness and avoid disputes.2.

What's best course of action disputing the bill or areas I should check for leaks? 

Got into a dispute with the developer as the foundation was missing a vapor barrier.

Also, the state of formation is likely where internal disputes would be brought among LLC members, so if you and a partner and/or spouse live in CA, you probably want to arbitrate in CA if the two of you had a disagreement.

We just signed the resolution today for all the partners to contribute capital and he will be in business shortlyIf a high school Sr. can do it so can you. 

All under 25 pounds and certain breeds restricted.But our biggest change is in the lease:we let them know that for any animal (note: not pet) the assumption will be 1) the unit is returned to a state where a person allergic to the animal would be able to rent the apartment and 2) a professional cleaning will be conducted at the landlords discretion and the tenants expense, up to and including wall wash, hi powered vacumn for dander, enzyme treatment, killz etc. 3) The expense will be taken out of the security deposit.We haven't had it tested in a dispute yet, but I think it keeps good pet owners careful, rather than prevents bad apples, but it also gives you the ability to do a very thorough job, which should work with most pet damage, horror stories aside.

Of course, this may not always be the case, but I have a hard time seeing a seller go for a substantially weaker offer based on a personal appeal or personal letter -- especially if that seller is a distressed buyer in need of a quick resolution to a pressing problem.We're all going in circles here, though.

In any dispute about what is done to a policy, the first named insured is ultimate deciding factor.