I'd imagine the water company so they know what to bill.  It's just not a thing we deal with out in California... primarily because we have no water.

It's a transparent process that would be covered in our transaction for closing/ transfer.

Not sure what you mean Praful Thakkar; no such duty or concern in CA.

I can't - I'm not on the utility bill. The water company takes care of that when the sellers notify them that they are moving. Now, that's something that I do remind them of.

The utility company. 

Assume no one is going to do their job except you.

 When the utilities are transferred, the City of Tallahassee, or Talquin, takes the meter reading.

Utility company.

I do not... it's up to the sellers to take of their utility bills. My job is to remind them.

The water authority is contacted and notified of closing date, and they take a final reading. Both seller and buyer and their agents can make the call to schedule transfer. Communicate.

I always remind the sellers .

In all of my closings the seller has the utilities shut off the day of closing and it is buyer responsibility to see that they are transferred.

The watercompany I would suppose. 

The utility comapny

Sellers close out utilities and buyers set up new accounts. Utilities do the readings. I just remind the appropriate party of what to do.

In my county, I have nothing to do about utilities, and nothing I can do other than remind the parties to close and open accounts at close of escrow.

The utility company is the one that would handle that around here.

Seller is responsible for the water bill until close of escrow, like any other expense. Buyer must establish their new account as of close of escrow. The water company handles the details.

the seller calls for final readings.... we give them a list of tasks to do, and we follow up with them to make sure they do them.....

Gheez, we don't read water in my area.  I'd imagine your contract covers that. If it does not, it is overdue for an update. 

Seller notifies utilities they are no longer living there. 

Buyers/new owners notify utilities they are the new owners and utilities get transferred as of the date we close escrow. 

I agree with Michael Jacobs 

No need for a water reading around here.  We don't do that.  As the billing will start out a zero for the new owner and the final bill will be sent to the seller.

Seller has a final reading ad buyer establishes new account

Depends:

• A lot of well water here so no reading necessary.
• Typically the utility company
• Sometimes the agent may

Our title company orders the final reading the day of closing.

It is addressed at walk-thru stage...a simple turn on utilities statement

never even thought about that

Here in NH it is the seller but a job oftne handled by the listing agent for their seller

Yes & no, maybe sometimes. Seller is responsible & always seems to get off this important ending. We have transfer stamps here when selling & they are based on final water readings. No stamp - no closing SOOOO Lyn might have to read the meter.

Listing Agent

Here the Sellers maintain the Water and other utilities through closing.. up to the buyer to turn it on in their name and the seller can turn it off any time after closing...the utility companies here take the readings and bill accordingly Praful Thakkar 

I have the utility read it!

title alerts the water department to do a final reading day of closing.

the water deparment.  I remind sellers to schedule disconnect and I remind sellers to contact utilities for transfers

Seller and buyer notify utility companies of the transfer of ownership and they handle final meter readings 

I make sure my sellers know that they must verify the water and electric is out of their name after closing. On the buyer side, I tell the buyer they must make sure to put the water and electric in their name as of closing because the seller is having it disconnected. That way my client is covered.

the water company takes a meter reading to send the sellers a final bill and transfer service if requested to buyers name.  Hate when it's not my buyers and they want to why there is no water.  Ooops.

The title company handles this.

The Sellers stop the water and the Buyers start it up.

Your motha, but there are exceptions.

The water company