Jacob P.
Illegal electric install found after closing. What would you do?
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?
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...
Anastasia Papyan
Teneant got the gas shut off, thats why no heat. Pipes bursted. What to do now
Hello! I need an advice from an investors community. We had a really cold winter. One day the maintainance guy came at the property and discovered standing water in the basement. Then he discovered lots of bursted pip...
Caroline Barnett
Tenant hasn't switched electricity to her name
What is your course of action, when a tenant (after over a month) still hasn't switched electricity to her name, even when this is agreed upon in the rental agreement. We can't of course just turn off the electricity,...
Tom Hick
Tenant left with a PGW bill in excess of $5k
Tenant left with a PGW bill of $5000 plus. I am in Landlord Cooperation Program but still unsure if a lien will go against my property since the amount might of accrued before entering in their program. Tenant is dem...
Chris G.
High Energy Bill For Tenants
So the shared living units we manage mainly for students they are 4 bed 4 bath 1200 sqft. We include $200 of utility charges a month. Anything over is split among the tenants. Lately with electric costs rising we’ve ...
Mike Hoefling
Electric Meter Swap
I found out this week that the previous landlord was paying for one of the tenants electricity, maybe unintentionally because the electric meters are mixed up. The previous landlord use to live in that particular unit...
Mike W.
Water Sewer Trash MUST be in owner name?!
Hey all! I have a few rentals in Boise area and the local W/S/T company mandate the utility bill be in the owners name. It has been a struggle getting the tenant to pay and is always behind on payment. He pays rent on...
Aralyn Austin
Potential Tenant w/o Green Card
Hello all,
I have a very young married couple and the son’s mother looking to rent my SFH. Once we began the screening process, I was told that the mother does not yet have her green card. The couple are both US citi...
Jacob Yates
Splitting utilities in a duplex
Hi everyone I am looking at making an offer on my first deal. I would like to have each tenant pay for their own utilities. I know some laws may require that certain things be set in place to have tenants pay for thei...