# Who ever heard of paying for water when renting?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ever-heard-of-paying-for-water-when-renting/305486 "2005-05-25T20:31:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ever-heard-of-paying-for-water-when-renting/305486/21 "2005-05-26T03:39:48Z")

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> [@mks57](#):
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> That’s assuming that the tenant knows about the problem. I’ve had repeated problems with leaking pipes that took a long time to detect, localize and fix. Not all plumbing problems are obvious.

Sure, but usually, the first tip that there is a problem is a higher-than-usual water bill.

Robin

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