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utilities expenses (The cost of usage of utilities such as lighting, water, and heat. These expenses are included on all financial statements. Read more:  businessdictionary.com Alexander Demidov); utility charges (If there is any confusion surrounding the utility charges on your park, your first port of call should be your written agreement or written statement. You should check whether the agreement refers to a separate charge for utilities. If this is the case it may state that any charge in respect of electricity, gas, water, telephone and other services, should be proportionate to the use by the park home owner; in other words a pro-rata calculation. In addition to this, you must check whether the agreement expressly provides that the pitch fee includes any utility charges, for example sewerage charges. If the agreement does not expressly make provision for such a charge, the site owner would not be able to recover any amount towards sewerage charges within the pitch fee. | Landlords' responsibilities for utility charges on empty properties are something of a grey area. Alexander Demidov) |
