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GroundbreakingRock2 OP t1_j6jioiq wrote

Reply to comment by NebbyJohnny in Renter water issues- Crown Real Estate by GroundbreakingRock2

I tried researching this but I can’t find anything clear

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rmetcalf1230 t1_j6k1t0i wrote

This is correct, illegal to ask unrelated tenants to split a water bill. Not necessarily saying it’s a good idea to tell your landlord this, theyl probably ask you to move and rent to someone else that will accept the split bill. Unfortunately it’s difficult and most of the time prohibitively expensive to split services and add meters. The landlord should inflate rents to cover this cost, but I would guess it’s been like this for a while and you won’t get him to budge

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adamglumac t1_j6kbuae wrote

Where are you getting this information? It is not illegal. As long as the terms are spelled out in the lease.

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rmetcalf1230 t1_j6kgamz wrote

It’s an allegheny county law. You aren’t even allowed to install private submeters for water or gas

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adamglumac t1_j6kgeof wrote

You are 100 percent allowed to split a water bill if terms are laid out in the lease. What law are you referencing?

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