I'm under contract to buy 32-units in the southwest suburbs of Chicago (by far my biggest purchase).  This particular town is pulling water from an adjacent river and the resultant water bills are off the charts, almo...

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One of my tenants is moving out 7 months early and broke the lease. They said I can keep the last month rent and also the security deposit. ($1800)

However they did not cut the grass and I will ne...

More and more Utility companies make it the responsibility of the landlord when the tenant has an outstanding utility bill at move-out even so the lease mandates for the tenant to be responsible for the utilities. Has...

Hi! I bought a home and converted the garage into an ADU. I rented out the main house already, and all utilities are in the tenant's name. I split off the electric meter for the ADU, so that will be billed separately....

Here’s my situation.I have a house I’m renting out to two different tenants, with their own separate units. Tenant A has a family of 5 and rents the main part of the house. The terms of the original contract was that ...

Currently, there's only one water meter for the entire duplex, and historically, I've been responsible for paying the water bills every month.
However, I believe it's time to transition to a system where the water bi...

Heating bills have been rising a lot,  I would like to bill tenants for heat going forward.
Has anybody billed tenants for heat when using a central boiler run on natural gas that heats all apartments ?Let's say 12 a...

Hello community of Chicago!Please share your experienceWhat would typical water/garbage/gas bills look like for 3-4 unit multi family building in Chicago / Cook County / Illinois? Thank you for your time!

I analyzed and offered on a duplex today.I noticed in the MLS summary that it has a common water meter for the property.  I did some reading on BP and it seems it is rather common for the landlord to pay the water bil...

I'm looking at getting around 30-40 unit apartment complex in Cincinnati, OH. It seems that almost every complex in the area pays for water. Does anyone have experience switching a property, if possible, in this area,...