A clear lease needs an operating responsibility map.
List the meters, services and spaces included in the rental. Shared utilities or equipment need particular attention because the person using a service may not be the person receiving the bill.
Clarify routine care and reporting while reviewing obligations that remain with the owner. A task assignment should not be used to avoid required repairs or other applicable responsibilities.
Pomona ADUs and multi-unit properties should have unit-specific utility and shared-area arrangements.
Map the recurring responsibilities
Turn the map into clear instructions
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List actual services
Walk the property and identify each meter, system and care task.
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Review the arrangement
Check the proposed lease and shared-service rules for the actual unit.
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Explain and document
Give occupants clear contacts and keep the owner responsibility record.
Make the next step clear.
Use these prompts to organize the decisions and responsibilities for your home. Keep sensitive applicant and tenant information in the appropriate secure system.
Your action checklist.
Pomona ADUs and multi-unit properties should have unit-specific utility and shared-area arrangements.
A few things worth asking.
Can shared utility costs simply be divided equally?+
Review the actual metering, agreement and applicable rules before using an allocation method.
Can a lease make the tenant responsible for every repair?+
Review habitability and other owner obligations; a broad task assignment does not resolve applicable legal duties.