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devil weed | When renting a house out is there any laws on what you have to pay for.? |
i am going to rent one of my houses out, i am not going to pay for any utilities, not gas,not water, i might pay for the sewer because no matter how many time people use it the rate stays the same atleast where i live, i wont pay electric, if my renters want these services they will have to pay for them in there own name, why do some land lords pay for these services, the way i look at it , its just asking your renters to waist, i seen one add where a land lord offerd to pay water, renters dont care they would run off and leive the water going and wouldint blink a eye. |
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Patrick
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First question, no, no laws that I know of (at least in my area).
Alterfemego had it correct that you need to do your homework. You need to check what others are including. For example, if you have your house for rent where the tenant pays all utilities and the other houses for rent in the are include utilities, then you will be at a disadvantage. You need to see what your rental market is like.
She was also correct in that you need to do your homework. Learn the laws of your locality. Landlord/tenant laws vary greatly from state to state down to the locality (county/city) level. You need to know these laws inside and out if you are going to be getting into the rental property business. Many people seem to only look at it as "renting out a house" and fail to realize they just opened a business.
KatieL was correct in stating to get the right insurance. In addition to insurance there are tax implications, licensing requirements, maintenance issues, etc. Just an example, in some places you are required to be licenses to be a landlord. I've seen it where if you don't have the license and get caught you get a slap on the wrist and get told to go get the license. I've also seen it where when you are unlicensed they make you give back all the rent you collected while unlicensed as you had no legal right to collect rent without the license. This goes back to it being a business and know the laws!
Your second question as to why a landlord would pay for utilities. First is the reason mentioned above. It is common in your market place. Each market is different. Another reason would be because of ultimate responsibility. Where I am if the tenant fails to pay the water bill or natural gas bill I am responsible for the balance. If I don't pay the utility company can place a lien on my property. Because of that I get a copy of each month's gas bill included with the rent check and I keep the water bill in my name and pay it. One other reason could be to protect the property in a low income area. If Electric gets turned off, candles come out. This increases the risk for fire. Also, I have seen in low income areas the oven being used for heat. Again, increase the risk for fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Think deeply into these things and you'll see the reasoning behind it. |
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Curious Steve
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State what they pay for clearly, and thats fine. but you are obliged to maintain the saftey of the property, i.e gas and electrical saftey checks |
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garf
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As long as it is stated clearly in the contract that is fine. |
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Yoho
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Maybe you shouldn't rent to people that would keep the sink running all day for no reason?
Heck i go to hotels when i got on vacation i never do this stuff..
I rent i pay for everything but insurance and taxs :) |
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lilmissdisorganised
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My brother is a landlord and he rents out shared houses to students and professionals. He pays for cable TV, TV licence, water, gas and electric and a weekly cleaner. The cost of which is included in the price of the rent. He finds this is the best way to avoid arguments in shared accommodation. The choice is yours, but make sure you adjust your rent to cover any bills you include. |
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Alterfemego
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devil weed, you need to do your homework on rental properties in your area to get a good idea of what to charge and what utilities the tenants typically pay. Sounds like your doing this on a wing and a prayer and that mentality will get you in trouble. Do your homework first. |
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Bunny
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Water rates would not be affected in UK as most houses are not metered.
some landlords offer to pay the bills because it makes it a more attractive property to rent. If there were two similar houses i would go for the one where the landlord pays the bills - I have now moved between two properties as i am only on short term lets whilst looking to buy a house in a new city.
Each time i move I have to set up leccy, gas, water, council tax bills and then have to re set them in a few months when i buy a house - becomes a bit of a pain after a while. Its also more important to me that the property is clean, well looked after and safe
Most tenants would not leave water running just to annoy the landlord! Just because we rent does not mean we are idiots!
As a landlord you need to treat your tenants with respect regardless of who pays the bills.
You have to make usre there has been gas check if property has gas, also need to be fire retardent furniture and smoke alarm. Need to hold tenant deposit in special account and have landlords insurance. Will need to check your mortgage that you can rent it out - may need to check legal aspect. Also need to let local council know |
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goz1111
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Assuming this is USA, few things, the reason many landlords pay electric would only because the electric is not separated between units, as such not legal in many states to charge a tenant part of the bill
the reason many landlords pay water and sewer is simply this unlike the electric/phone/cable if your tenants do not pay the bill you in the end will end up paying the bill because the water/sewer will not re-activate the service if the tenant leaves with an outstanding bill, and they can in some areas attach a lien to the property to collect |
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suncatcher
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most contracts that you have people sign, should state what they have to pay they usually pay gas, electricity, ect when it comes to water usually they pay for some not all.at least thats the way it works here in Australia
also the owner is responsible for the wear and tear of repairs unless the tentant has damaged the property in some way
also you need to charge a bond up front , and usually that goes in to a trust account it is usuially a months rent in advance so the y dont skip off owing money and they dont get a refund until property passes inspection after they leave
oh and make sure you include carpet cleaning in their final inspection |
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Al Zymer
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http://www.londonlettingagency.com/landlorddutieslet.html |
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ann
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Water and sewer are usually charged together. What goes in must come out, is the theory.
This is all spelled out in the lease. You can have them pay for all of it. That's where the competition comes in, if it slows down filling the place with people, then that's your problem. |
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sportfrenzy1
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the landlord doesnt have to pay anything by law for the tenant but is advisable because not many tenants will pay full price for everything as cost will be too high and may aswell take out a mortgage x |
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Katie L
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Make sure you get landlords insurance. A friend of mine rented his house to a nice Vietnamese family but it was just a cover, it was actually used as cannabis factory and it was booby trapped, so when police came the house blew up- and no insurance for it- only standard- so lost everything. It was only 4 doors away from my dad and like something from a film- but apparently quite common. |
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firebobby
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Just have it in the lease that the tenants are responsible for payment of the utilities. |
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Badwolf
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.You do not have to pay for any of your tenants utilities bills like gas, water, phone and poll tax (or whatever its called)
All you have to pay out for are any structural repairs to the house, or for items in the house such as the heating, or water boiler, if they break down
Also don't forget if are paying for the mortgage on the house that you are going to be renting that the mortgage company know because its different when you buy to let |
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gails_gails
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The only law I know of is that a landlord must maintain a habitable premise. You may include in your rental agreement all items the tenant will be responsible for paying, even certain repair costs. |
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Trouble
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If it is a single family residence, then the landlord does not have to pay any utilities.
Just make sure your lease contract is clear on what utilities the tenant must pay and that failure to keep the accounts current or to have any utility turned off during their tenancy is a breach of the lease.
Depending on your location, water and sewer charges can be liened against your property, so you may be better off keeping that bill in your name. If a tenant fails to pay these bills, after they move out you will be stuck with having to pay them and then attempting to sue the tenant.
Just send the tenant a copy of your bill and have them pay you for that service, then you in turn pay the water company. Since you may need to make sure it is paid to protect yourself. |
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Andre
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no rules. you dont have to pay anything. cuz now you own 2 houses you can rip off some poor bastard, cant u? Cuz your right to wealth is my right to be poor and eat sh1t isnt it?
I'm dreaming of a FTSE crash this xmas, we'll see how much your property is worth then, mr landlord |
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Amanda C
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most people that rent understand that they have to pay for gas water electric council tax and TV licence the landlords that do pay in all are ones that don't want to pay tax and they are renting rooms my experience is that when you are renting out a property that you issue a 6 months short hold unfinished and attach a form called a section 21 this allows to process in possession when evicting a tenant and will only take 2 months to get them out also i would give the details to the water gas electric company's who is moving in don't for get if you are wanting to rent your house and its empty you can get a 6 months exception on your council tax |
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dels replies
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no laws I think. Just a rental agreement between landlord and tenant. You should be able to get a copy of an ideal agreement to use and be signed by both parties. This will then be a legal document. I am sure there will be websites to help you. Things like responsibilities for repairs to fixtures and furniture etc. Need it all to be agreed at time of contract so everyone knows how they stand and who is responsible. |
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