Charge Back Utilities

[Jeff Lubeski]

I have a rental that is on propane. Tentant is pretty decent, however, forgets to check the propane tank and has run it empty 2x now. Broken pipes this time have cost me some money. I am considering having this setup under autofill. The catch is that I will be billed (tenant cannot set up the autofill) and I will need to bill back to the tenant.
I will avoid potential future issues associated with running the tank empty. The risk is collecting the extra money. Thoughts?

[Joel Owens]

Can you just amend the lease to raise rent to include the auto fill cost or close to it??

If it's the tenant is absent minded but can afford to pay re-filling the tank this might be a solution making it inclusive with limits of course.

No legal advice.