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Raj S. Is it normal for a landlord to have the tenant's pay for sewer, water, and trash?
27 December 2023 | 29 replies

I just purchased a rental property in Fishers, Indiana.  Is it normal to have the tenants pay for sewer, water, and trash?  In Hamilton county all of these items are paid for separately.My property manager is telling ...

Michelle Hardy Lien Responsibility Question
3 December 2023 | 6 replies

Greetings All,I will be participating in my first Sheriff's sale next month.  I have verified back taxes on some properties but I wanted to know is there a way to find out if past utilities like water, electric, gas, ...

James G. For a Duplex does the landlord pay for water, sewer, and trash?
16 August 2020 | 20 replies

I received a bill for $1,300 from the sewer company, basically all of my cash flow. Is it common practice for the landlord to handle this? The units are not individually metered. Could I charge a set amount per month ...

Frank Jennings Landlord/Tenant Agreement Carryover
10 January 2022 | 1 reply

I purchased a duplex last March. Before I purchased it it was in Property Management. I have always managed it myself and had no agreement with that property management company. It was fully rented but last October a ...

John Horner Utility management: How do you manage your utilities?
28 April 2018 | 11 replies

As we've grown to 120 units we continually struggle with managing the utilities for our rental units.  Starting, stoping and transferring service has become quite time consuming.  I have tried reaching out to utility ...

David B. Dumb mistake - Dealing with utilities
9 November 2020 | 14 replies

Hi All, looking for a little advice.I started renting my house a little over a year ago.  Everything went fine and they moved out when their lease was up, (well 15 days early but... they had paid for the month, eventu...

Lee V. How to separate utilities between tenants??? Need help please
28 January 2022 | 68 replies

I own a triplex. I live in the main house up front which has its own water and electric meter. I have two small homes in the back that share a water and electric meter. How do I handle utilities for these homes since ...

Ray Os Help - Renter do not pay bills on time
16 November 2022 | 2 replies

Hi, we had a new renter move in May 2022, they did not change the bills to their names for few months at the beginning, after many calls and text messages they finally took the water and electricity bills to their nam...

Marcus Tam Rental Question - pay $6k more to split utilities?
27 January 2022 | 3 replies

HI everyone, I am gearing up to rent my ADU out and currently, electricity and gas coveres both the ADU and the front house where i sleep. Should I pay an extra $6k for seperate electrical and gas pipelines so that th...

Carlos Cevallos Tenant or owner pays Utilities
23 June 2017 | 12 replies

I'm new to real estate and am in the education phase.  While reading @Brandon Turner 's Book on Rental Property Investing in chapter 10 under utilities it states that you should look for properties where utilities can...