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What would be the fairest way to handle a spike in utilities for tenants...

Posted by ceregon Jul 29 '10, 08:40

I'm currently paying for utilities on my Vegas house, and it's normally a little over $100/month for everything. I did say that in the summer when AC is required 24/7, we'd figure something out. Looks like AC costs around $200/month more for the three really hot months. There are 4 tenants.

If you were a tenant, would you rather pay an extra $50 per month for the three hot months, or would you rather pay an extra $15/month all year? The first way is a little harder to budget for, but the other way is less fair to the person who lives there during the winter and then moves out before summer.

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Nov.-Feb. ac/heat will basically not be on here -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 08:48 1
- utilities were very reasonable during the winter -- nm - ceregon Jul 29, 09:03
why would you pay utilities? the renter should pay those imo. -- nm - decline Jul 29, 08:46 7
- Easier for me to do, than divide everything by four, plus if I pay it, I don't have to worry about it not getting paid -- nm - ceregon Jul 29, 09:04
- not if he's renting by the room. I say charge the extra $15/mo. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:49 5
  - oh, right. I forgot about that. -- nm - decline Jul 29, 08:54
  - this. -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 08:54
  - agreed. spread the cost out for the year. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 08:52
  - me too. it's easier to budget for, it's consistent (someone won't come in in the summer and complain about paying more than someone who just left, et -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 08:51 1
    - easy to get someone to stay through the summer. and what if a room is empty then? you lose much more than in the winter. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:52
how often do you renew their lease/adjust their rent? - tRuMaN Jul 29, 08:42 2
- I've only been doing this 6 months and they're on month to month. - ceregon Jul 29, 08:46 1
  - raise the rent $5 per month for 3 months, spreads it out and makes you the extra cash. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 08:47

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