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Aref Shehadeh Investigating reasons for a high water/sewer bill
29 August 2015 | 9 replies

Recently purchased a 4 unit multifamily investment property and the water/sewer bill has been quite high. The water and sewer company agree that it is high in comparison to comparable properties. The cost in my area i...

Paul Garcia Water Meter Issue - 140% Increase
31 December 2020 | 3 replies

Hi All,
I'm having a water meter issue in Chicago. My water bill has typically showed ~22,000 gallons of usage for a two month period. This is a 4 unit property with 4 washing machines and 7 bathrooms. 
My most rece...

Jacob Bowman Landlord hiding fees in water and sewage
10 April 2020 | 7 replies

So my landlords sent a notice to everyone that is on a month to month lease that their rent will be going up by 100$ per month. However being I am on a 1 year lease at an agreed price I should be exempt from this rais...

Jim Workman What are my tenants doing with the water?
10 October 2016 | 15 replies

I have two identical 6-unit buildings on the same lot, but they get separate utility bills. One of the units consistantly gets water bills more than double the other building.  I found that the Kansas City Water Dept...

Jason Vandermark Intentional Water Increase
24 January 2019 | 8 replies

I believe someone is intentionally increasing water usage and running up the bill. Has anyone had a similar situation and how did you handle it. It’s a 9 unit building so proving who it is would be difficult.

John Wright High Water/Sewer Bill Parma Ohio
17 May 2018 | 8 replies

I'm having abnormally high water/sewer bills for my duplex in Parma, Ohio. Here are the stats from Cleveland Water and NEORSD (sewer):~$100 avg for 1.9-2.1 MCF water usage per month~$200 avg sewer costThe total of $30...

Robert M. 4 Unit Apartment Building with one Water Line
29 September 2022 | 15 replies

Hello All,I currently own an apartment building in which has four units. Unfortunately the building has one water meter and line which provides free water to the tenants. I had new tenants move in and I believe they a...

Lak Chilam multifamily is residential or non residential for water billing ?
24 March 2018 | 10 replies

Hi,My property is in Atlanta. we have a water main meter(8in) and getting 9000$ permonth for 64units property. I know which is very high, my property is listed as non residential as per water company since meter is 8i...

Lucas Miles Apartment Unfair Water/Sewer Billing from the City
11 August 2022 | 9 replies

Purchased 2 small multifamily buildings in a very small rural town in Southern MN recently. The city is billing us $90 in base fees for every apartment (then in additional also a water usage rate), so 20 unit building...

Brandt Tingen What is the average water usage for a family of 5?
31 January 2016 | 15 replies

My Section 8 tenant's daily water usage ranges from 50 - 600 gallons per day.  It is a family of 3 adults and 2 children.  1 full bath and 1 half bath.  Is this normal?