We live in the lower unit of a split house. The shared gas dryer is going to our meter, will this cost us?
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If you're paying the gas bill, YES
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My gas bill for the house went from $50.00 to $200.00 within 1month!!! I was so upset, but it is because the weather here dose not know what its gonna do from 1 day to the next. I have 2 kids plus my nephew and husband here...so thats a lot. The gas for our cars cost around $2.30 per gallon. Your gas company should have a payment plan for those who cant pay their bills all at once. An income based plan. Check it out.
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It is very important to understand that in most leases of this type you are responsible for just about everything in the space. This includes air conditioning. The owner is responsible to provide a roof, walls, floor, building code compliance, power from the pole to the electrical box, and water from the meter to the main valve after the meter. Everything else is yours to repair. Be sure to have a full inspection done of the systems involved. Be sure utilities are in your name and not shared with other stores. If it is shared, be sure that the calculation for your space is accurate.\n\nThere is also the possibility of what is called an escallation charge. This has a base year for owner expenses for the property that can be billed back to the tenants each year. They look at the base year costs, (usually the year you lease) and compare it to present costs and allot the difference equally between the tenants based on square footage.\n\nContact several commercial property leasing companies. The best would be to have an agent act for you in this manner in order to be sure all of your rights are protected. I strongly recommend this since this is your first experience.
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Look on your electric bill to find the billing rate.  It would be a simple calculation from there.
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This is difficult with friends involved. I was in a situation similar, except I was the roommate that moved out. I continued to pay rent as well as the ultilities since it was a <i>contracted</i> agreement. The moved-out roommate should still have to pay for the utilities only if he was there when you first signed up for the utilities, therefore making him responsible for the utilities just the same with the rest of the roommates. If you wanna be soft with him, just ask him to pay for the non-usage based utilities since it's still somewhat of his responsibility.
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I think they are trying to pull a fast one on you! There would be no legal reason WHY you would be responsible. Do they have a legal document stating you have to pay the previous utilities? They have to come up with one to show you before you pay. If not, they need to bill the previous owners, or sent the bill to collections. Then, they need to start a whole new billing for you! They know this..They cannot start a whole new billing for you UNTIL ALL the legal documents are signed and the place is yours. Period.  You do have a lawyer handling this don't you? If not, call the Better Business Bureau, they will help you, or Land Lord Tenant. Good Luck!
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It depends on where you live.  The cost of electricity on the power grid ranges from about 4 cents per kilowatt hour in Kentucky to about 14 cents per kilowatt-hour in New York City.   You would need to find out what the cost per kilowatt hour is where you live and multiply that by the number of kilowatt-hours you would use in a month.\n\nTo determine the number of kilowatt-hours you would use in a month, multiply the power (in watts) of each appliance by the number of hours that appliance is being used and divide this by 1000.  For example if you use eight 100-watt light bulbs an average of 5 hours a day than, they would account for 8 x 100 x 5 x 30 (days in a month) = 15000 watts/1000=15 kilowatt-hours.  If you don't know how many watts the appliance uses, multiply the number of amps by the voltage the appliance uses; but it is easier just to check the table in the link below to find a typical power useage for each of your appliances.\n\nOnce you've totaled the number of kilowatt hours used (watts x hours used / 1000) for each appliance, multiply that total by the cost per kilowatt-hour in your area.\n\nThe biggest influences on your electric costs or usually the water heater and heat and air, and possibly the oven if it is used a lot.  Using a space heater a lot can effect it a lot.
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It depends on how much you use the electricity.
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I am a law student so I can offer you NO legal advice all I can do is give you my opinion it bears no legal weight whatsoever. I will have no legal consequence for anything you do with this opinion. I will not be liable for any loss, expenditure etc that you incur. If you plan to take action seek a licensed attorney. \n\nThat is a disclaimer I have to say sorry. Normally I would not reply because of it but I feel for your situation I chose to.\n\nYou might have a legal claim on implied warranty of habitability. I’m not sure what state you are in and what law they apply but most states say that the apartment must be fit for human habitation. It would be in the courts hands however, if they would find that being without electricity to the appliances that stopped working when the breaker went off made the unit uninhabitable.\n\nIf you replace anything on your own keep the receipts in some jurisdictions the court will allow you to withhold rent in the amount of the repairs that you do. Again seek an attorney’s advice.\n\nIf you are evicted there is a possibility that you would be able to claim constructive eviction. That the place was so uninhabitable that you had to leave and once the landlord makes the appropriate repairs you might be able to recover the expenses you incurred from moving out. Again seek an attorney for a valid opinion\n\nLastly and probably the first thing you consider doing; check your lease. There could be certain things promised to you or the availability within the lease for you to break it if they fall below a certain standard. If you want to you could point it out to them and state that the unit is below the expectation that they drafted.\n\nAgain, I am NOT an attorney. This is my opinion and everything stated within it should not be relied upon as legal advice. The only person who can give you good advice is a licensed attorney.
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yes but of more immanent importance you have gas fumes circulating through your house this means that your HEATING unit is what is doing the circulation . so put the mowers outside now. gas burns best at about a 14[air] to 1[gas] ratio it will still ignite easily at a much leaner ratio  so put the cans out as well and tomorrow purchase a small locking shed for your power equipment
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ask your electricity provider if they have a budget program. That is what I did with my gas bill.
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That depends on how honest you are. There is a good chance that someone else is being charged for your bill, there are often times screw ups in the wiring and he electrical setup, so if you are an honest person, you should call and find out for sure what is going on.
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if you live in the uk you can call your local authority and speak to the land charges department. give them your address and they'll tell you whether there's a charge on your house.
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They will usually take the meter readings if the property in question is occupied on the day of its sale/exchange. The services may be turned off if the property has been unoccupied for a period of time.
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i Would check the newspapers for some prices on refrigerators and call the stores . I also would check with those used appliances places to see how much they give on used appliances if that's what you have . Also here's an idea have a yard sale cause there's always someone that needs a refrigerator , matter of fact I do !! After awhile the rubber around the bottom of those things go out and you have to buy another  one and somehow can't never getting around to asking who sells those things. Anyways good luck cause mines not a Maytag.
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If you paid part of the bill then you should be fine. You need to call the office & let them know when you can have the rest of the payment & go from there. Just hope you're not in a cold climate.
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Dress up.  They probably won't want to rent a nice big house to a bunch of college guys.  My other BIG suggestion is writing up a rental agreement between you and your friends.  In there, you need to have stuff about how you're splitting the bills, what penalties if they're not paid on time. how you're dividing chores, rent, maintenance issues that come up with the house that the landlord won't fix or that you want to fix on your own.  Also, what happens if someone loses their job, etc.  One of my roommates lost his job and was out of work for 2 months.  We had to come up with a bunch of money to cover his share and his lazy butt didn't do any chores around the house while he was out of work, either.  Cover your butt and put everything in writing so nothing comes between friends.  Also, go to an office cupply store and get a receipt book.  Every time a bill is due, write everyone receipts as they pay their share.  This will help avoid confusion as to who paid what and who hasn't paid yet.  This gets really confusing as time goes on.  While inspecting the house, look at the ceilings.  If there are brown discolorations, that means there are plumbing problems causeing leaks.  Look for any cracks in the walls as this indicated foudation problems.  See if any doors won't shut or windows that won't open.  Also, go look at the thermostat.  If the thermostat has to be running at 90 degrees to keep the house at 70 during the winter, your untility bills are going to be HUGE.  If you're in a warm area, switch the scenario with the same result.  Long response, I know, but I hope it helps.