New to renting

my daughter and i are moving into an apartment soon and i'm not sure what to expect bill wise. which bills do apartments usually include if any. ex. gas, water, electric. how much should i expect to pay for each of these. it will be a 2 br apartment with just my daughter and myself. we will either be living in the charlotte area or the charleston area. i also need to know what to expect to pay for phone/internet/cable. are there any other bills i should expect to pay and what will be the average cost for these? thanks ladies. i really need the help.

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TiffanieK

Asked by TiffanieK at 7:27 AM on Jun. 15, 2012 in Home & Garden

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  • It depends on the apartment. In one place I lived, I paid for heat, electric, cable, phone, and internet. But I didn't pay for water or sewer. In another place I paid the electric, cable, phone and internet, but I didn't pay for heat or for water/sewer.

    Cable, phone and internet will usually depend on the package you purchase. You can look that up on the websites of the providers. Heat and electric might depend a couple of things. One place I lived it was electric heat, which meant it was all on me. The place was horribly insulated and I wound up paying HUGE bills in the winter to heat the place.
    layh41407

    Answer by layh41407 at 7:37 AM on Jun. 15, 2012

  • It really depends too much on the place to say. Around here, it is common for apartments to include water, garbage, and heat...leaving you to pay electric and anything else you want like cable, phone, and internet.

    My electric when we were renting an apartment was no more than $30-$40 a month and that was even running an air conditioner in the summer, but that was also 10 years ago.
    Mom-2-3-Girlz

    Answer by Mom-2-3-Girlz at 9:02 AM on Jun. 15, 2012

  • In most apartment the tenants are responsible for gas, electric, phone, internet, cable. I am not familiar with your area and I have no idea how much those services would be. Normally water and trash pick up are included in the rent.
    jain.doh

    Answer by jain.doh at 9:20 AM on Jun. 15, 2012

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