Ultimately you must go by the lease. 

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That choice is up to you, but to me the answer is obvious.

That choice is up to you, but to me the answer is obvious.

@Tyson Luthy I like your idea as people like choices but if these aren't in your lease all that is required is that you rerent as soon as possible and you eat the lose of time. 

We also explained to the tenants that although we pay the bill for the laundry water consumption, ultimately it comes from their rents and if the resource is used wisely, rents will not need to rise as much ... we think this is working as the water consumption has held steady or dropped a little.When the tenants started paying for their own water one year out, we indicated there would be moratorium on rent increases for the first year.  

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From my experience (primarily with employees) it is extremely rare that I have thought seriously about firing one and then didn't realize eventually that it was definitely the right choice.