Total Amt of Rent, Etc. for Rancho Cucamonga Apt?

[Marv101]

At least you've picked a great city to live in; RC is very nice and very safe.

[loveblossom]

These things are good to know,but I'm surprised that renters have to pay for water out here.In Chicago the Landlords pay for Water and trash and My Gas bill was NEver below 50 bucks! Good luck in your Apt search!

[bouncethelight]

Originally Posted by loveblossom

I'm surprised that renters have to pay for water out here.

Most renters don't pay separately for water - it's usually bundled in with the rent.

[Forever Blue]

I'm surprised/glad these apt complexes want the person's GROSS amt they make on their job, rather than the NET.

[Dunbar42]

Originally Posted by bouncethelight

Most renters don't pay separately for water - it's usually bundled in with the rent.

IME it depends. If it's a large, professionally managed complex they will usually charge separately for it simply because it allows them to advertise a lower monthly rent. My complex (200+ units) contracts with a third party company to handle the trash, water and sewage billing. The billing company charges $3.50/mo. per unit to do this so I assume the business model only work with larger complexes. With smaller buildings/complexes the cost per unit to bill and collect it is probably prohibitively high so they just bump the rent up by a set amount to cover those charges.

Originally Posted by Forever Blue

I'm surprised/glad these apt complexes want the person's GROSS amt they make on their job, rather than the NET.

I had the same reaction when I moved out here in 2004.

[bouncethelight]

I have zero experience with large complexes Dunbar42 - so I defer to you on those!

I'm more familiar with renting a house - or part of a big old house that's been divided into apartments. With a house, the water company generally wants to keep the account in the homeowners name - so in all my years of renting, I never once had the water in my name. It was always included in the rent, just like sewer. Trash on the other hand, I did pay for at times - if I was renting a house. If I was just renting an apartment, trash service was usually included in the rent.