Need some suggestions with this...Daughter has a triplex apt. bldg. The water line to the laundry room, for some reason, is connected to apt A's water...the last tenant who moved in (apt. B) had a brand new washer and dryer, and worked out an arrangement w/ that tenant in A to let him use the machines in trade for the small amount of water that was added to his account. Now, it's important to know, a separate line would cost about $700 to put in (plumber, permits). We do not want to do this. NOW a new renter has taken apt A. She wants some compensation from both the other apts for the extra water she is paying for in their use of the machines. How would you suggest handling this with the three tenants? We could just reduce her rent by a small amount but, is that fair for us to pay for the water for all three tenants?
The common sense answer is to suck up the $700 bill. The next thing would be to raise rent for B and C to account for the water they use then credit A. The last thing is to tell A that the terms of the rent include paying the water bill and it's factored into the rent. Assuming your were above board with the situation when the new tenet signed the contract, that is a true statement.
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PUNKEY
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Fri 27 Jul, 2018 05:58 am
A water meter could be attached to the laundry room line that would measure usage there. Then deduct from A’s bill, then divide by 3 and add to all units’ bills.
Even if you spend the $700 for the new line, how will you collect from all three units?
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laughoutlood
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Fri 27 Jul, 2018 06:56 am
@visceral,
Rely upon the rental contract.
If it says that they pay for the water then let them fight it out, oops I mean negotiate an arrangement.
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Cannot help at this point, but in the future when you write up the next rental agreements - why not just pay the water bill yourself and up the monthly rental by the average monthly water usage.
I rented before and I never paid a separate water bill. I just paid the rent and then had my own other utilities (electric/heat/phone). Water was included as part of my rent.
I rented before and I never paid a separate water bill. I just paid the rent and then had my own other utilities (electric/heat/phone). Water was included as part of my rent.
true
that's the standard here as well
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Ragman
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Fri 27 Jul, 2018 01:50 pm
@ehBeth,
here, here!
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visceral
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Fri 27 Jul, 2018 05:35 pm
@laughoutlood,
Your suggestion is the best, they can figure it out...I told her up front that the deal was the use of the machines.
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