2007-01-19 00:51:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
You are a tenant, you are responsible for the service bills. That is if they are not part of your rental agreement.
2007-01-19 00:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by biggsy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, It will vary based on the locations and the laws.
I know of a city where many of the utilities are the responsibility of the landlord if the tenant skips. The bill can be in the tenant's name and it is still the landlord's problem if the tenant fails to pay. The city provides the utilities as a mutual service and will lien a property if the bills are not paid.
Check with the gas company. Check the rules. If might be a mix-up or it might be the landlord's problem.
All such debt that lands in the hands of the landlord can come out of the tenant's deposit. You just need to get closure on all the accounts and the final bills before paying out the deposit.
2007-01-19 03:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your contract. If the contract says that the rent of the property includes gas and electric, then yes, landlord is liable, if not, the tenant and the landlord should have registered the tenant as the new user of the gas bill when they moved in and they are responsible for paying their bill. Think of it this way: If you rented a flat to your tenant and agreed to provide meals, then you would have to buy the food. If you just rented them the flat they would have to buy their own. Gas / electric etc is no different
Hope this helps
2007-01-19 01:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gas companies could put a lien on the property if the bill is not paid, which is not good for the landlord. The tenant is responsible to pay, but, the landlord should probably pay just to avoid the lien on the property and bill the tenant.
2007-01-19 01:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by spot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!!!!!! The person who is registered with the electric company & named on the bill is liable for the cost of electricity used until they inform the company they are moving and give a forwarding address. That means if you dont pay or dont tell them you could be held liable for some of the new tenants electricity bill
2007-01-19 01:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by la.bruja0805 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landlord is only liable to pay if the gas acct. is in his/her name. Otherwise, the gas company goes to collection agst the tenant....
2007-01-19 03:04:57 · answer #6 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no sorry, you will have signed something to protect the landlord from having to pay the tenants bills otherwise he would be liable for all unpaid bills
2007-01-19 01:10:01 · answer #7 · answered by lisa_t197 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends....if the bill is in the tenant's name, then the tenant has to pay, and the landlord isn't responsible.
2007-01-19 01:06:00 · answer #8 · answered by rocketgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whose name is the gas service in? If it is in the name of the tenant, then no. If it is in the name of the landlord, then yes.
2007-01-19 00:55:25 · answer #9 · answered by NHMike 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The named person on the utility bill. Most landlords these days protect themselves from this aggrovation by installing card or key meters.
2007-01-19 01:04:20 · answer #10 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋