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Kamal H. Utilities: Multi-tenant, One meter. Help needed on transferring utilities name
9 June 2015 | 11 replies

Hello, I have seen several informative posts on who should pay utilities (landlord vs. tenant), however wanted to ask for advice specific to my case. Firstly I should say that I am the tenant in this case -- I joined ...

Dalia D. Tenant Utilities vs Utilities Included Monthly Rent - Owner M-I-L
4 May 2018 | 3 replies

Am new to renting out my 3 b 2 ba house. I live in the mother-in-law and was considering requiring a month-to-month lease for the first 3 months (to see if it is a good fit) and then offering the tenant the opportunit...

Andy Welmers Student Rentals - utility bills?
2 February 2017 | 9 replies

In Ontario (Ottawa) people with student rentals, do you include all utilities (heat / hydro / water) in the cost for students, or do the students pay the utilities on their own (split the costs between them)?Thanks, Andy

Elaine Lau Multiple Tenants and Utilities
17 November 2018 | 1 reply

Here’s my situation.I have a house I’m renting out to two different tenants, with their own separate units. Tenant A has a family of 5 and rents the main part of the house. The terms of the original contract was that ...

Justin L Novak Unpaid Utilities in Virginia
29 October 2018 | 6 replies

Hey first time landlord here... also just had my first eviction.  Does anyone know how the law works for unpaid utilities?  From I can see it looks like the utility company is supposed to try to collect from the tenan...

Caitlin Worrell Utilities for temporary rental
5 December 2019 | 4 replies

I am currently house hacking. I’m going to be out of town for 4 months this fall and hope to rent my unit furnished. For simplicity’s sake, I am considering rolling the utilities (water, gas, electric, internet/cable)...

Kimberly Oney Tenant utility transfer issues
7 July 2018 | 3 replies

I am asking for a co-owner friend of mine.  She has a property that was leased to an individual. This property was used (and abused). The tenant left with proper notice and was given their deposit back "prematurely" a...

Bryan Clement New Tennant Utility Issues
14 September 2018 | 3 replies

Hi BP!So my wife and I decided to rent out our house. One of my concerns was the heating oil currently in the tank. I am on automatic delivery so at the end of the year the oil company filled it up. When you rent a ho...

Aaron Lands Utilities Revert to Owner
26 October 2018 | 3 replies

For most of my properties I have utilities automatically switched back into my name when tenants move out.  This helps to elimate service being cut off and then going through the hassle and expense of having them reco...