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Scott Bridgehouse Powering Tenant's Electric Via House Common While Waiting For Utility Company: Risks?
15 May 2024 | 2 replies

Hi All,I just got my first-ever tenant moved in this past Saturday and all was going smoothly until she called to set up her electric. She was told by our local power company, PPL, that our meter base needed to be upg...

Quan Tran Furnace fried due to utility company bad wire outside, who is responsible?
11 November 2023 | 4 replies

Hello everyone, two of my rental units' furnaces are fried because National Grid (utility company) had a bad wire outside of the house causing fluctuations in electrical current coming into the building.  Should I fil...

Michael Ablan YSK: Call Your Utility Companies to See If You Have Any Credits
14 September 2017 | 0 replies

Hey Guys,So I was setting up my National grid (electric and gas) online account a few days ago and had to call in to get my account numbers.  After the customer service rep got into my file and gave me what I needed, ...

Alanna Moorer Water Bill Problem Keeping Me from Selling
20 October 2018 | 6 replies

Hello everyone. I'm in desperate need of advice and I'm hoping one of the seasoned professionals reading this can help me. in 2013, I became an "accidental landlord," meaning I was never able to sell my old house so I...

Brett Hennessy Old utility, Landlord Agreement, biting me in the ass
25 January 2023 | 5 replies

I sold a house in Atlanta Georgia four years ago and forgot to cancel the landlord agreements in place with the power and gas companies. The current tenants who moved in in August never put utilities in their name so ...

Justin K. 10 Unit Multifamily Utility Dividing
23 April 2019 | 4 replies

I have a lead on a 10 unit studio apartment complex and upon further digging, the landlord pays all electricity, gas, and water. I know there are ways to meter water but has anyone sub metered gas and electricity?Rent...

James Post How to set up Electric Bill for New Tenant??
26 April 2015 | 3 replies

Just curious,I live in NY, so we deal with Con Edison. How do you Landlords set up a new tenant with the electricity bill?Do you set it up? Do they call the company to say they will be receiving the bill now, etc?

Cody Jensen Multi-family properties and Utility Bills
6 March 2016 | 3 replies

Once you get your tenants movie in (All units have separate meters), do the tenants have to sign up with the gas company, utility power company and water company so they get bills in their own name sent to their unit...

Jacob P. Illegal electric install found after closing. What would you do?
10 October 2023 | 33 replies

I'm a couple months into owning a rental property in NY. Bigger Pockets was a huge getting it nailed down! Now I've got my first post-purchase question.The home I purchased was a gut renovation flip. To make a long st...

Victor San Gil Utilities - What would you do?
28 December 2023 | 6 replies

Hi all,I have 28 units all with separately metered utilities. In our area it's just electric and water (we don't have gas, sewer, etc). Currently when a tenant moves in, we have them transfer the utilities to their na...