If it is 50:50 ownership, your parents should be paying half of the bills and getting half of the income (from a CRA perspective).

My aunt's estate had bills that should have been paid with her assets, not my uncles greedy pocket. 

Property owners get an annual update with their winter property tax bill.Most Michigan properties receive TWO annual tax bills - one from the city and one from the county.

He said he would email me the bill. 

We don't have any restrictions on type or breed but I've learned over the years that if a pet owner can't afford the pet fees or complains about it they aren't really taking care of their pets well or paying their bills.

@Bill Ward my goal is to build enough cash flow so I can quit my job.

If I had missed this excess increase in electric bill , I would end up paying excess bill?

@Bill Brandt I’m turning some of those into bumper stickers

Instating taxation of unrealized capital gains at death will force hiers to liquidate assets in order to pay a massive tax bill.

Spend it on bills.