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by Ditto on June 28th, 2009
I believe that the law in my state requires that the owner pays water and sewer. If he wants you to pay for it he can do so by just raising your rent. You shouldn't be paying a bill that is in his name. He is out of line. You can refuse to pay it but be prepared for him to raise your rent. I would refuse to pay it.
by PirateCorn on June 10th, 2005
Generally this is an item that is in commercial leases where the tenant pays all utilities and taxes. In most states the owner pays water and sewer by law. (though he can pass than along by higher rents) Depending on the state there is a good chance this may be illegal.
Consult either an attorney or in most larger cites there are usually housing/tenant rights groups.
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by snuggle41 on May 27th, 2011
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You're reading Our lease states that we are responsible for paying the water/sewer bill, but the bill is in the landlord's name and we are told what to pay and we never see a copy of the bill. What are our rights?
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FYI: You should only do this if you are prepared to get evicted.
by OhLook - IamNoLongerAnonymous on July 15th, 2009