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Jay Smith If tenant doesnt pay water bill Landlord has to
5 June 2024 | 6 replies

I live in southern Ontario in Canada, and here if a tenant doesnt pay the water bill it goes onto the landlords taxes. This is obviously a gross injustice, but what can a landlord do to protect themselves from a big p...

Steve T. Water Service Provider Billing Policy
4 October 2012 | 12 replies

The water provider for one of my rentals just changed their policy. Bottom line is that they will no longer deal with renters and will only establish accounts for property owners - we are talking about a SFR. This w...

Hoang Nguen Cracks on outside wall
7 November 2017 | 3 replies

Dear All,My new house is just built a month ago. I found some cracks horizontal and vertical on outside wall (please see pictures). Could you please let me know, is it normal for the new house? Or is there something w...

Zocky Zhang tenant keep water flow, end up with large water bill to landlord
7 October 2019 | 16 replies

I have a rental property in Philadelphia and the tenant was late with rental for 2 months, we decided to evict the tenant have a court date at beginning of next month.now we received a large water bill for last month,...

Syamala Pullakhandam High Water Bill during repair time of water heater
13 May 2024 | 2 replies

One of our tenants had a higher water bill due to the leak that has happened because of water heater failure. Who is responsible for the water bill according to NC Landlord Tenant laws. Is it Landlord or tenant? 

Andreas W. Incentives for lower water usage?
20 March 2017 | 29 replies

I own a condo inhabited by four unrelated individuals, which is legal in Raleigh, NC. As landlord I pay the utility bills and just don't get how each resident can use 86 gal of water daily. I was told that this is not...

DeWayne Lewis Billing tenants for Water Usage in San Diego County
1 January 2016 | 4 replies

I own a 10 unit building in Oceanside CA.  Along with my property manager we noted instances were residents are clearly being wasteful (washing cars, not reporting leaks, multiple occupants etc.,.)  Where practical, w...

Darren Budahn Sub-metering a Multifamily in Milwaukee
11 June 2016 | 8 replies

Does anyone have any experience sub-metering a 4plex in Milwaukee?  I was just curious if anyone had a ballpark figure as to how much this would cost and what the variables would be that would factor into the cost to ...

Jon Holdman water bills paid by tenants
30 January 2011 | 17 replies

In my area, water providers are allowed to place liens on the property if the bill is unpaid. I've had tenants skip out owing water bills. So, on the most troublesome property I've kept the bill in my name and requi...

Kezia Edmonson Splitting utilities with Solar?
13 April 2023 | 3 replies

I installed solar few months ago; now looking to house hack large basement. Solar generates aprox $250/mo in credits; some months I generate more than I use, so bill is $0, other months bill varies b/c I use more than...