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Jeffrey Hennen Tenant responsible unpaid utilities
25 January 2024 | 6 replies

Hello, I am trying to understand the legalities of what a Utility company can do in the event a tenant does not pay their utilities, mainly electric and Gas. I ran into a situation specifically for my water bill that ...

Deangelo Mack Newbie Landlord Questions
13 March 2018 | 8 replies

Good morning BP world. I know this may come off as a newbie question but what would the landlord have to pay if tenant(s) pay for utilities?

Bettina S. Security Deposit question
21 August 2020 | 8 replies

More and more Utility companies make it the responsibility of the landlord when the tenant has an outstanding utility bill at move-out even so the lease mandates for the tenant to be responsible for the utilities. Has...

Christopher Roper Rent by Room Utilities
17 June 2022 | 8 replies

I'm about to close on my first investment property (a rent-by-room house hack in San Antonio) and I couldn't be more excited!
Rent-by-room landlords, how do y'all handle utilities? Flat fee? Build it into rent? Or ch...

Chad Duval RUBS - New Hampshire
17 July 2016 | 18 replies

Hey New Hampshire investors - Anyone successfully implement RUBS in New Hampshire? I'd like to use a third party (not my PM software) to manage calculating and billing, like a company similar to NWP, but local and doe...

Lily Sellers Newbie Landlord Needs Help With Utility Responsibilities
27 May 2022 | 11 replies

Hi everyone! I'm getting ready to close on an SF rental property in Washington State & need some help understanding utility responsibilities. I've read that tenants can sign up & pay for their WSG, or the land...

Mark Dreher Property Management common practice procedures in Cleveland Ohio
12 December 2017 | 9 replies

My wife and I own several SFR rentals in California that are being managed by a third party property management company. In California, our tenants pay all of their own utilities that are placed in their own names at ...

Grant Gibney Utility Escalation Clauses
10 March 2022 | 2 replies

I own a duplex where I pay all the utilities for the tenants. Each unit rents for $700, but I added $175 "utility charge" each month making total monthly rent $875. Historically, total utility costs have been right ar...

Nina Ning Water and electricity under my name and tenants not paying
16 August 2021 | 18 replies

I have a single family house with solar panel installed in California. So I have to be the one on the bill for the solar generated power. As far as water, tenants told me she signed up with the city to take over the w...

Stacy C. S. Utilities under my name or tenant's name
25 August 2022 | 13 replies

Hello! I rented out my house for one year and definitely had a lot of learnings with managing the property on my own.One of the after-effects of the tenant moving out of the house was that her gas bill was not paid fo...