Tenant Unpaid Water Bill - Landlord Forum thread 360866

Tenant Unpaid Water Bill by GUANGRUI on September 29, 2020 @00:15

Hi Good evening.
My rental property is in riverside county southern California.
I received a letter from the local water district saying the water bill associated with the rental property has past-due unpaid, and reminds me that a lien may be added to the house if the bill is not paid by a date. questions:

- can the water district hold landlord responsible for unpaid tenant bill?
- what is landlord right to force tenant to pay the bill/make account current?

thank you
Gary

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Re: Tenant Unpaid Water Bill by Jason on September 29, 2020 @00:53	[ Reply ]

Gary, I am in PA, so things may be different here. I have had tenants move out without paying the electric and gas bills. Unless the tenants provide me with a forwarding address, I simply write RTS - MOVED on the envelope and drop them in a mailbox. As far as a possible lien goes, I have never had any utility company threaten me about placing a lien on my property. Honestly, it seems silly. If someone doesn't pay their electric bill for $300, and they live in a complex of 100+ units, there's no way they can put a lien on that property. But I will let others reply as well since they are much more knowledgable.

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Re: Tenant Unpaid Water Bill by Robert on October 2, 2020 @11:17	[ Reply ]

In Colo the Electric/water bill becomes a lien, but the natural gas does not. You need to post a 3 day notice to quit or cure for the past due utilities.

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