I assume that tenants are supposed to pay for water rates, but does any of you pay part of the tenants water bill e.g. as a reward for looking after the garden?
And if you do, is this payment tax deductible?
Thanx for any comments, CeliviaWe pay for all of our water rates. As far as I know, they come to the owner. As part of our tenancy agreement, we can stipulate they pay all, or part, or none of the ‘excess’ water.
Cheers
MelHi Celivia,
In NSW, yes tenants pay for their own water usage which is indicated on the water bill – we pay the fixed charges. At each new tenancy, the water meter is read and noted on the ingoing condition report so there can’t be any dispute from the previous tenant. Sometimes though units might not be separately metered and so then the tenant can’t be charged for water usage. The tenancy agreement will also make reference to the conditions of payment for water usage.
We pay the water usage for the units we own in NQ.
The water accounts are tax deductible – but check with your accountant as well.
Anna
Mel, all the accounts used to come to us too but we’ve had them redirected to the property managers. Bit easier on all the paper work at home.
Anna
We pay half the excess over the summer months to encourage the tennant to water the garden. (We are in WA.)
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