Hello guys, i think i am going to have a heart attack!!! OMG, the previous water bill was 600US, this cycle i just received, it's 2700 !!!!!!!!!!! There should be a leak or something, i can't wait until tomorrow to call or go by the City Hall, ay ay ay, i got MIGRANE!!!

This is just a 2 Family house :(.

Sorry to hear this. Ouch!

Bring red food color to test the toilets. Red food color goes in tank, then watch bowl to see if it appears in bowl. I just did one last week, took almost half hour before I saw a tinge of pink.

My tenant had texted that she heard noises from toilet in the middle of the night, so she got up and shut the water supply valve to toilet off, then texted me next day. I had noticed her bill was up slightly last quarter, but then, I knew her mom was washing clothes there when Mom's washer broke. Tenant pays, I just watch that they pay, and watch for usage changes.

What is the normal water bill?

Is this just for water or is this all utilities combined on one bill?

This is why tenants should be responsible for utilities.

I would have died at the 600 bill.

I agree with NE I would go now.

Let us know what it ends up being.

We receive the bill every 3 month.

Normal should be around 400.

This is water, sewer and trash/recycling together.

WOW! Is this $2,700 for 3 months or 6 months? Either way it's got to be more than your property taxes. I'd be checking this out tonight. You either got a major leak, an extremely wasteful tenant or a giant billing error.

Have two currently.

I now record the water meter reading every week. Our meters have indicators where you can see that no water is being used.

Steve that is 3 month. 65 per month? How many live on each floor? What's your trick?

I check, i haven't seen no leak, for the few coldest days that we had, i let the kitchen sink open for 2 or 3 nights. Also i found the toilet in the attic flowing flowing non stop 3 weeks ago, but that wasn't for more than a month.

Thanks everyone for the recommendation about the Flapper..

Smokowona, that sound as a good idea.

WL that is what i am looking to do!

Nellie do you think ?

Get rid of the flappers and use the Mansfield 212 replacement riser, no align problems - pet yahoo guide you to a supply house or visit Lowe's where they are under 10 bux.

When I moved into my first rentals homes, I transferred the power from my tenants name to my own. The property was vacant during my remodeling. I received my tenants closing bill and forwarded him a copy. I kept the original for my records. I also took pictures of my Water, Gas and Power meter readings on the day the services were transferred into my name.

Then around 2 months after living in the home, I received my first full term bill, for 60 days. Instead of it being around $50, it was over $600. I called the utility company and they didn't care. If not paid, they would turn off my service. So once again I took pictures of my power meter with the readings and serial number.

I complained to a supervisor. They replaced my meter, thinking I didn't have proof of my usage, and threatened me with collections. I was only round 19 years old.

I then went to the local police station and filled out a "fraud" report. The City's utility company was conspiring to commit fraud, and since the amount was for over $500, this was serious.

The City told the police that they replaced my meter to insure the future readings were accurate and the old meter was dead on. My next trip was to the Mayor's office. With pictures in hand -- my utility meter with that days' news paper, I proved they read my meter incorrectly and I would not have reached that reading for another 9 months.

I was finally give the proper credit.