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Originally Posted by calf
On A - if you're worried about extra utitlities, why not make them pay it themselves? Reduces your risk if they happen to leave the lights on all the time.
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I don't see the advantage to you to have utilities included in the rent. I know years ago when there was a lot of rentals out there it was advantageous to be able to offer a fixed price; but now given how tight the market is I don't see why you would have to. Maybe you make a few bucks each month, or maybe they eventually drain money from you. Then the worst case, I believe if they do something like start a grow-op; if your name is on the utilities Enmax can go after you for the theft of power.
Having recently been looking for a place to rent; and a place that accepts dogs- I can honestly tell you that it's only about 10-20% of the places out there that allow them. So don't be shy about putting ground rules in place. I quite happily paid an extra non-refundable pet "application fee", as well as an extra $100 per month in rent for having the dog. The next closest option for me was an extra $500 per month.