I am being told I have to leave the electricity and water on in my name for 5 business days after I leave. Is this normal? It is not in my lease, but it is on the checkout list I received when I gave my notice. I talked to the property manager and told her I am not comfortable for paying for a place I no longer live in legally after the 31st. She was polite, but she said this is standard and I won't receive my deposit if I turn the utilities off early. This house is owned by an individual not a company. I also have no idea if anyone will be living here in those five days. I know when I moved in, it was one day after the other tenant left.
Question for those who are landlords or renters
May 16th, 2017 at 07:54 pm
May 16th, 2017 at 08:06 pm 1494961590
I had to keep utilities in my name in one apartment until my lease was over, even though I surrendered the keys and moved out a week early. I was upset about having to pay for the electricity/water/etc for them to clean but it was a nightmare situation that was finally ending so I didn't press it much.
May 16th, 2017 at 08:40 pm 1494963644
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I know when we moved into our last place (privately owned), the previous tenants had agreed to leave the utilities on for two more weeks until we moved in. We also agreed to keep them on for one week after we moved.
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