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[Sotos]

What Pyrpolizer said. You should pay only the usage fee as it appears on your water bill. Don't pay the annual tax.

[B25]

The tenant is responsible for all the taxes and utilities.

The only tax he is not responsible for is tye IPT.

And even then i have heard of cases where the tenant may pay, depends on the initial agreement. The rental contract may not list every tax to be paid, but it is implied.

[dodo]

The tenant is responsible for all the taxes and utilities.

The only tax he is not responsible for is tye IPT.

And even then i have heard of cases where the tenant may pay, depends on the initial agreement. The rental contract may not list every tax to be paid, but it is implied.

But I already pay the usage fee for the same bloody or should we say "shitty" pipes. The way I see it and understand it after getting some very useful replies here, the sewerage tax is some form of amortization cost levied for the costs the municipality incurred when building the sewerage network for a particular location. Hence they charge this to recoup their initial cost. Since the flat is not mine, why should I be the one bearing it, especially since there is not mention of it in the rental agreement?

P.S. Are you a landlord ?

[Maximus]

The tenant is responsible for all the taxes and utilities.

The only tax he is not responsible for is tye IPT.

And even then i have heard of cases where the tenant may pay, depends on the initial agreement. The rental contract may not list every tax to be paid, but it is implied.

But I already pay the usage fee for the same bloody or should we say "shitty" pipes. The way I see it and understand it after getting some very useful replies here, the sewerage tax is some form of amortization cost levied for the costs the municipality incurred when building the sewerage network for a particular location. Hence they charge this to recoup their initial cost. Since the flat is not mine, why should I be the one bearing it, especially since there is not mention of it in the rental agreement?

P.S. Are you a landlord ?

Because you are the one doing the sh!itt!ng.

I am sure your rental agreement stipulates that you are responsible for paying for all utilities and services etc..

[Get Real!]

...especially since there is not mention of it in the rental agreement?

Absolutely!

At the end of the day the law stipulates that whatever is NOT in a contract cannot be added without your permission.

[Get Real!]

I am sure your rental agreement stipulates that you are responsible for paying for all utilities and services etc..

You and I have no idea what's in that contract but if all it says is... "responsible for utilities and services" with no breakdown then it means fuck all.

[Maximus]

No, It means he pays for all utilities and services. How can he not pay for sewerage? That is a utility and service and unless he has an all inclusive rental agreement. He should be responsible for everything except municipality or property tax because he does not own the property..

My Internet service provider adds tax to my monthly bill. That does not mean I am except from paying it and the landlord should because its not in the contract does it?

[Get Real!]

No, It means he pays for all utilities and services. How can he not pay for sewerage? That is a utility and service and unless he has an all inclusive rental agreement. He should be responsible for everything except municipality or property tax because he does not own the property..

Like many have explained… there’s a flat rate (I just paid €100 a week ago when I handed my application to the sewerage authority for "official connection" even though I physically connected it myself) and then there’s the monthly “usage” charge based on water consumption which should go to the tenant.

Just as you can’t expect the tenant to pay for the supply and installation of a electricity meter/counter you can’t expect him to pay for the plumber you hired to connect to the main!

"My Internet service provider adds tax to my monthly bill. That does not mean I am except from paying it and the landlord should because its not in the contract does it?

Well duh! Does an Internet connection form part of the structure of a house?

[Maximus]

No, It means he pays for all utilities and services. How can he not pay for sewerage? That is a utility and service and unless he has an all inclusive rental agreement. He should be responsible for everything except municipality or property tax because he does not own the property..

Like many have explained… there’s a flat rate (I just paid €100 a week ago when I handed my application to the sewerage authority for "official connection" even though I physically connected it myself) and then there’s the monthly “usage” charge based on water consumption which should go to the tenant.

Just as you can’t expect the tenant to pay for the supply and installation of a electricity meter/counter you can’t expect him to pay for the plumber you hired to connect to the main!


"My Internet service provider adds tax to my monthly bill. That does not mean I am except from paying it and the landlord should because its not in the contract does it?

Well duh! Does an Internet connection form part of the structure of a house?

no, neither do sewerage pipes connected to the toilet. If yes, then the electrical wires running through the walls to the TV do as well. Then the internet connection does form part of the structure of a house.

If its a consumable or waste, the tenant should pay.

[Get Real!]

no, neither do sewerage pipes connected to the toilet. If yes, then the electrical wires running through the walls to the TV do as well. Then the internet connection does form part of the structure of a house.

If its a consumable or waste, the tenant should pay.

Cable TV and Internet are luxury SERVICES carried across those wires. They're not mandatory but connecting your sewerage to the mains is obligatory by law and forms part of the structure of a house.

Why are we even discussing such childish elementary issues?




Are you aware that Cyprus has just completed a mains sewerage and we've all had to connect to it? <-- that's the expense we're talking about.