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I see all these estimations and property calculations for 4 units that have an annual water bill of 1500$. Meanwhile my 3 unit has a 900$ sewer and water bill this month for the past 2 months!
What am I missing?
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Hi,
I'm in the process of purchasing my first property and have few basic questions that I would like to get your input:
1. How do you verify that tenant signed up for utilities under their name? (ex. ele...
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I am looking at properties and have found a few deals that I would be interested in if I were able to install separate metering on a duplex. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with how much this may cost...
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I have a four unit I bought a few months ago. We are going to sub-meter the electricity. Currently the electricity is paid by the owner (me). Who has done this before and since the lease we assumed stipluates the u...
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I have a rental property that's located in an unincorporated area. The HOA has a third party that manages the utilities. The renters are responsible for the bills and have their own account for paying bills. I have a ...
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When we purchased our two properties, the water, sewer and garbage were billed by the local municipal government. A larger water/sewer authority took over these accounts and its been very problematic. It takes over t...
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Hello! My tenant won't pay water and sewer but this is what is in their signed lease
"Tenant responsible for the payment of all utilities in relation to the property"
I should be able to take it out of their security...
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NYC. what happens if you can not afford to pay the utilities bills because basement tenants are not paying rent.we have a 2 story house + basement. everyone has moved out except the basement tenants. can i simply tell...
I just received a water bill for 1000.00 and the bill was in my name . It was from my tenants house and i just got it in my mail box. I realize that this is my fault for not know that the water was not in my name ....
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I have been having trouble managing my properties because of the long list of never-ending things. Bills, repairs, late payments, etc... It is getting to be a lot. I have just found this forum from Google a few days a...