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Calvin Lin Extremely high utility cost
6 August 2016 | 21 replies

Hi folks,I have a sticky situation at one of my condo rentals in Raleigh, NC.  It is a 4 BR unit where I pay the utilities.  The renters are all students at the nearby State U.  The electricity cost is paid by me due ...

Andrew Eberhard How to incentivize tenants to use less utilities?
16 May 2014 | 5 replies

I am currently looking into a duplex that unfortunately is not separate metered and has electric baseboard heaters. As anyone who lives on Ontario, Canada will know energy costs are now extremely high and it's real...

Joseph Escamilla Utilities when Marketing Rental -HELP!
1 March 2022 | 12 replies

Hey everyone - I currently have a triplex under renovation and one unit is ready to be rented out. The utility setup is unique. All 3 units share water , 2 out of 3 share gas, and electric is completely separate. To m...

Brandon Metz Utilities keeping costs down
9 February 2020 | 5 replies

Good morning everyone,
     I was just searching to see if anyone has any tips to help keep utility costs down. I already had a buddy replace all high light bulbs in a 3 bedroom home and his last 2 electric bills wer...

Janet Mazur Can a condo association turn off your water
11 December 2013 | 9 replies

If you are behind on payments, The association is not willing to work with me for a new payment

Ryan H. Landlord Agreement with Utility Company
14 August 2020 | 1 reply

Hello,I closed on a rental property in October 2019.   I established a Landlord Agreement with a utility company that same month, which established that I would be responsible for payments due during the period that t...

Anita Andrews How to deal with non-separate utilities in a multi-unit in Philly
15 November 2021 | 21 replies

How do you deal with getting tenants to contribute to water, gas, and electric if there are not separated meters in a multi-unit in Philadelphia?

Danny Deao Dividing Gas service to Duplex
11 February 2023 | 2 replies

Is it feasible or even possible to split the gas service for a duplex? I see that electric service is commonly split so each tenant can be responsible for the bills. 

Jason Thompson Strategies for Implimenting RUBS
2 March 2023 | 2 replies

Does anyone have advice on different approaches to implementing RUBS ?

David Jackson Is the water bill not part of rent?
16 June 2019 | 11 replies

So i had my tenant evicted, they had not been paying their water bill so i paid for them since landlord gets to pay at the end of the day. I included that into the rent but when i mentioned that in front of the judge,...