We own an unimproved lot within the city limits that we are in the midst of entitling for commercial (office-warehouse). The issue is that there is a water line about 21 feet into the property, too close to our propos...

We are offering a tenant a hotel room due to no water.    We prefer she pay for the room and we reimburse her after she provides a paid receipt.   She would like us to pay.   I am hesitant because if we use our credit...

I am working with a GC to put together a scope of work and he mentions that he usually installs a drain tile system in all his rehabs. The house currently does not have a basement drainage system but it looks to be ve...

Ran into a first today. I’ve had this tenant that I already plan on not renewing with, but my city called today needing access to the building (4 unit) to turn off water. I’m in Ohio and it looks like Ohio law states ...

My family owns a 3-unit brownstone that has a boiler that is at least 60 years old. On a weekly basis, the first floor tenant checks the water sight to ensure there is enough water in the system and also flushes the s...

Anyone else hear of passed legislation mandating the property managers in addition to property owners are now responsible financially for any repairs not done on properties, taxes not paid and rental certs not submitt...

I just got my water bill and learned a hard lesson in variable costs. My water bill in my multifamily went up a hundred dollars with my new tenants and the City of Waukesha is expecting to raise their water bills up t...

Good afternoon BP members,I was listening to BP podcast 205 (Jered Sturm) this morning. My ears perked up when I heard him talk about sub-metering a new apartment complex he had. Now, I'm not into apartment complexes ...

A tenant in my basement unit apt clogged the drain line (per plumber report) and water entered their unit in 2 rooms. The water entered via a floor drain that is not visible, hence not up to code. The Lease is very cl...

Hey guys, does anyone have any experience with water disputes in their city? Two of my properties are in Baltimore and their meters have been broken for a long time now. Long story short, I cant do a quit claim becaus...