If you have utilities under your name and need tenants to pay utility bills to you, set up a recurring utility charge in RentRedi! This allows you to automatically charge tenants for their share of monthly utility bills.
Follow the steps below to get started:👇
1. Enroll in Average Utility Billing (Recommended)
Before setting up charges, check if your utility provider offers a budget or average billing plan. This helps you stabilize monthly amounts so you can charge tenants consistently.
Common options include:
Pacific G&E: Choose the Budget Plan
Southern California Edison: Choose the Level Pay Plan
Con Edison: Choose the Level Payment Plan
National Grid: Choose the National Grid Budget Plan
Once you see what you will be charged per month, you can set up all the charges at once in RentRedi for the year.
2. Create Recurring Utility Charges in RentRedi
Follow the steps to create your utility charges:
From your RentRedi dashboard, click the plus (+) Create New button on the left-hand side.
Under Charges, select Other Charge.
Enter the Charge Details:
Amount — Enter the utility bill amount.
Charge Type — Select Utilities.
Total Occurrences — Choose how many times the charge should occur.
Description — Defaults to “Utilities”, but you can edit it if needed.
Charge Every — Choose how often the charge repeats (monthly, bi-monthly, custom schedule, etc.).
On the — Select the due date for the charge.
Send Rent Reminders (Optional) — Enabled by default. Tenants will automatically receive reminders before rent is due (and every day after). This setting can be updated later if needed.
Require Tenants to Pay Oldest Charges First (Optional) — When enabled, tenants must pay any past-due balances before paying current charges.
Click Next to continue.
Select the Property & Unit and choose the tenant(s) who should see the charge.
Only selected tenants will be able to view and pay the charge.
(Optional) If there are no tenants listed for the property & unit selected, click + Add a New Tenant to add and connect a tenant to the charge.
Click Next to review the charges.
Preview how the charges will be scheduled based on the amount, frequency, and due date.
You can make final edits to the amount or description, duplicate charges, or delete charges, if needed.
Click Create Charges to finish.
Done! 🎉 Your tenants can now view and pay utility charges directly in RentRedi.
💬 Need help?
Contact us! RentRedi Chat Support is available 24/7! Access our Live Chat via the chat bubble in the bottom right corner of the RentRedi dashboard.