You can include a condition in the lease agreement that a tenant pays for their own water consumption. You must give the water accounts to the tenant as they become due. If you do not provide these accounts and have had every opportunity to do so the tenant may only be held responsible for part of the account.
If the property is on a separate water meter you can ask that they pay the entire water consumption bill and the supply charge by including this as a condition on the lease agreement.
If the property is on a shared meter you can still ask that the tenant pays for water. It is recommended to calculate water charges as a percentage in these cases - eg water meter is shared between two rented properties, each tenant is charged 50% of all water usage.
关键是你当时签合同的时候上面怎么说的。好好看看你签的文件吧!关于800的水费,这个看你们4个人如何使用了,我和我老婆2个人,3个月200多。你有权利要求房东给你看SA Water的账单,如果真的是800你也没有什么好争的了。
Office of Consumer and Business Affairs
Tenancies
Level 1, 91-97 Grenfell Street, ADELAIDE
GPO Box 965 ADELAIDE SA 5001
DX 225
(Regarding South Australian Tenancies only)
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm (except public holidays)