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Jose A. Gonzalez
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Hello everyone! I hope everyone’s doing well. My newbie question is the following:

Let’s say you own a triplex, you live in a unit and rent the other two out. Are you (the landlord) paying for electricity, water, WiFi, and such for every unit? Or do you have a contract that specifies what the tenant pays and what you provide? Is there a way to track how much each unit consumes each month? Thanks in advance!

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ideally there are separate meters for each unit so whomever is living in each unit can pay their own utilities. 

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As Max said, hopefully there are separate meters for the water & electricity & gas. I live in one unit, I rent out the adjacent unit by room so I pay for the garbage and wifi for mine and that one. Only because it's more economical and less of a hassle. The third unit is on their own.

Depending on the relationship you want to have and the set up, it may be worth looking into splitting the cost of wifi & garbage but be prepared for some inconveniences (too many users on wifi, too much garbage in the can one week, who brings the garbage to curbside, etc.)

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