Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan
Landlord Utilities billing
Is it legal for a landlord to bill a resident for water, sewer, gas and trash when these services are not metered for each individual dwelling.
Asked on 1/24/05, 9:22 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Rochelle Guznack
Law Offices of Rochelle E. Guznack, PLLC
Re: Landlord Utilities billing
Yes. Especially if the responsibility for paying these utilities is included in your lease or you had an understanding about what you as a tenant were obligated to pay and how much if you have an oral lease. The landlord may be prorating these utilities among two or more tenants. Unless a government agency is regulating what you pay or are charged by a landlord, parties (landlords and tenants) are free to enter into contracts as they see fit, and a lease is an enforceable contract.
Answered on 1/25/05, 7:01 pm
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