Comments on: Landlords: Watch your Water Bill http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/ How to find, buy, and own Minnesota investment property. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Best Type of Property Investment for First Time Investors | Minnesota Investment Property Blog http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Best Type of Property Investment for First Time Investors | Minnesota Investment Property Blog Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:39:15 +0000 http://minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/#comment-1559 [...] more accounting work than three 4-plex buildings. You will also have 12 roofs, 12 furnaces, 12 water heaters to maintain versus the 4-plex buildings that may have common [...] [...] more accounting work than three 4-plex buildings. You will also have 12 roofs, 12 furnaces, 12 water heaters to maintain versus the 4-plex buildings that may have common [...]

]]> By: Scott Ficek http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Scott Ficek Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:53:27 +0000 http://minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/#comment-1508 Every city is different. I would be concerned that if the water is off, the city may come back and say the property is uninhabitable. You may need to move the tenants out (which might be fine). Watch that the city doesn't then condemn the property. Every city is different. I would be concerned that if the water is off, the city may come back and say the property is uninhabitable. You may need to move the tenants out (which might be fine). Watch that the city doesn’t then condemn the property.

]]> By: Peter http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Peter Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:46:51 +0000 http://minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/#comment-1488 I rent a house in Clearwater. The tenants signed a lease on Feb 1st which states that they are responsible for water/sewage. I put the water/sewage account into the tenants name. The tenant is current on lease payments. In Sept I receive a letter from the city saying they have not received a payment since Jan and a bill for $950 in unpaid water/sewer. The city has a by-law that states the owner of the property is responsible to pay and the city has threatened to put a lien on the property if it is not paid in 2-weeks. I confronted the tenant about this but they are refusing to pay it off. I asked the city to cut off the water and they told me they will proceed with giving the tenant a 10day notice. I rent a house in Clearwater. The tenants signed a lease on Feb 1st which states that they are responsible for water/sewage. I put the water/sewage account into the tenants name. The tenant is current on lease payments.
In Sept I receive a letter from the city saying they have not received a payment since Jan and a bill for $950 in unpaid water/sewer. The city has a by-law that states the owner of the property is responsible to pay and the city has threatened to put a lien on the property if it is not paid in 2-weeks.

I confronted the tenant about this but they are refusing to pay it off.

I asked the city to cut off the water and they told me they will proceed with giving the tenant a 10day notice.

]]> By: Minnesota Real Estate http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Minnesota Real Estate Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:50:36 +0000 http://minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/#comment-733 Good info. It is so crucial to watch this bill. Even if you have tenants paying this bill you want to stay on top of it. The water bill is the one utility bill that stays with your property. So if your tenants bail on you, you don't want to be left high and dry or maybe better said all wet. Good info. It is so crucial to watch this bill. Even if you have tenants paying this bill you want to stay on top of it. The water bill is the one utility bill that stays with your property. So if your tenants bail on you, you don’t want to be left high and dry or maybe better said all wet.

]]> By: Minneapolis Homes http://www.minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Minneapolis Homes Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:48:17 +0000 http://minnesotainvestmentrealestate.com/owning-property/landlords-watch-your-water-bill/#comment-544 Oh the good ole' water bill! I make sure to watch this closely with tenants. Thanks for this outstanding information! Oh the good ole’ water bill! I make sure to watch this closely with tenants. Thanks for this outstanding information!

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