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David Stone Utility charges stay with the property
3 March 2016 | 17 replies

Hi BP! We just acquired a house we are fixing up and may use as a rental.I found out that the city water/sewer bill AND electricity both stay with the propery.  I am used to water/sewer being attached only. Has anyone...

Drew Denham New tenant hasn't transfered utilities yet..... help!
3 January 2015 | 17 replies

HI all,
My new tenant hasn't transferred the utilities in her name yet and its been about 2 weeks.
I've asked repeatedly and she said she’s tried but there has been a death in the family. I told her by this Tuesday ...

Yang Zheng water pipe burst after tenant evicted. Property management didn't inform us
24 January 2024 | 7 replies

We are a small landlord in MA with a rental in Rhode Island managed Nexus Property management. So tenant owed us couple months rent and was evicted and property management went in and filmed the condition. They didn't...

Kyla B. Tenant not setting up hydro before move in
3 February 2020 | 4 replies

Ontario, Canada. We have a tenant scheduled to move in today. They have already paid first and last months rent. Part of the lease agreement was they were to arrange to take over the hydro payment prior to moving in. ...

Kristina Mullings Converting oil heat to gas or electric for multifamily
18 December 2020 | 8 replies

I am going to put an offer in on a multifamily in my area but the only problem I came across is that both units are heated with oil. There is a gas meter available but I am not sure how costly it would be to convert t...

Tim Huynh Transfer Utilities to Tenants
23 August 2022 | 6 replies

Which method have you found to be the easiest when transferring utilities to your new tenants.  Do you call the utility company, verify your account, dial in the tenants so they can provide their info, and drop off th...

Jay Libowitz Need to turn on utilities for a few days?
1 January 2020 | 8 replies

Tenant left the place trashed and it took a week or so to get broken window repaired and stolen stovetop range replaced. I have a new tenant ready to move in, but needs to have inspection with full utilities before mo...

Michael Niemeier negotiating mobile home power bill
12 May 2020 | 1 reply

This park is on private water and sewer and was sold to him without the previous owner disclosing an abandonment by the previous utility company. Long story short the utility company is in negotiations with the state ...

Kyle Lecy Switching Utilities to Tenant
29 November 2019 | 4 replies

How does everyone ensure that utilities, electric, water, etc, are switched to the tenant upon move in? Providing a slip showing they've contacted the companies or do you call the utility company the day of to make su...

Scott Smith utilities in property held in IRA/LLC
6 January 2018 | 7 replies

Hello all - I just closed on a rental purchased by my IRA/LLC.  Probably 10 days to 2 weeks away from advertising for renters.  In the meantime, can I put utilities in my name personally, as long as any and all expens...