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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...

Anastasia Papyan Teneant got the gas shut off, thats why no heat. Pipes bursted. What to do now
18 February 2024 | 12 replies

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
14 February 2017 | 14 replies

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
25 June 2019 | 13 replies

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
3 October 2022 | 11 replies

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
22 June 2013 | 10 replies

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?!
24 October 2014 | 13 replies

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
13 July 2020 | 7 replies

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
5 July 2023 | 8 replies

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...

Dan V. Turn back on utility for inspection?
14 November 2019 | 5 replies

I'm working on a deal in Norfolk and inspection is a contingency. The seller agreed to keep the electricity on but he won't turn back on gas & water. The house was built in 1950's and I just want to make sure the ...