29 July 2010, 4:01 pm
I have a tricky one for the lawyers: I bought a set of 4 apartments that were once a part of a 8 unit complex. 4 on one side of the driveway 4 on the other. The utilities are all under one name, my name. The previous 2 owners of my side had a verbal agreement with the other sides owner to split the utilities no matter the occupancy. This went on for about 8 years. I have owned the apartments for about 2. The Owners of the other side have decided that they will only pay for the number of units they have rented. Sounds fair except that the empty apartments that they have still use electricity, they have street lights and refrigerators, and the hot water heaters use gas. The question I want to know is, Can I cut them off? The Bills are in my name. I am in New Mexico... Read More »