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Justin Capps Who is responsible for extremely high water bill?
7 January 2018 | 14 replies

I manage a duplex where the owner pays for water. I received a call from the water company telling me we may have a leak because of the usage. Upon inspection at the property, we found that no lines busted but that a ...

Gary Thao Expensive water bill
27 August 2013 | 10 replies

My water bill this month was 3x the cost of what it usually is. I thought there was a leak somewhere. I found a hose running to a tenants unit upon further investigation. I also saw a small AC unit which I believe...

Sean N. Installing subwater meter on duplex in Wyoming (Grand Rapids)
31 May 2019 | 7 replies

Not sure what category this would fall under but I bought a duplex about 2 years ago.  The water bill has kept going up.  Google doesn't provide any help to find a company to install submeters.  Anybody in the Wyoming...

Asha Carpenter When renting is a washer and dryer a must?
21 March 2023 | 10 replies

I have a multi-family: 1 bed/1bath and 3 bed/2 bath that I will be renting. I will be responsible for the water bill while the tenant will be paying for the other utilities. I don't have a communal area for a washer a...

Alana Bates Should landlords pay tenant water/sewage?
30 November 2020 | 12 replies

I live in the Washington DC area and I am thinking about rolling water/sewer costs into the monthly rent. As the potential landlord of a small multifamily building, I will take on paying the water bill for the entire ...

Joshua Harmon Implementing RUBS/Submetering in Apartment Complexes
18 December 2020 | 16 replies

Obviously, the goal of owning buy and hold real estate is to maximize cashflow and NOI. I have a 41 Unit Apartment Complex that I'm analyzing that has great potential but it has one issue, the WATER BILL. The water bi...

Karl Kauper Water/sewage Fee on Top of Rent
20 April 2023 | 18 replies

Hi All — I’m an out-of-state investor and own a 12-unit MF in the Cleveland area. My building is not separately metered for water/sewer, so I pay those expenses. Does anyone know how common that is (for the owner to h...

Nicole A. BGE utilitiy costs in Baltimore County
7 March 2016 | 5 replies

I was curious to hear from my fellow Baltimore County Maryland investors. I've noticed a few of my tenants have mentioned that they get pretty high bills from BGE. The bills are in the $200+ range for small 2-bedroom ...

Zocky Zhang tenant keep water flow, end up with large water bill to landlord
7 October 2019 | 16 replies

I have a rental property in Philadelphia and the tenant was late with rental for 2 months, we decided to evict the tenant have a court date at beginning of next month.now we received a large water bill for last month,...

Hannah Williams Average water bill for a 4 unit building?
21 October 2015 | 2 replies

I have a 4 unit building with one water meter, so I will be responsible for paying for the water for the tenants. I know water fees are different depending on the municipality, but I wanted to get an idea from people ...