WHAT IT COSTS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Utilities

Transfer the accounts, read the lease for what the landlord already covers.

This decision is due 14 days before you arrive.

The range

San Francisco, citywide, lease signing


8 people
about 1,040–1,680 square feet
$146–$504 per month
20 people
about 2,600–4,200 square feet
$364–$1,260 per month
40 people
about 5,200–8,400 square feet
$728–$2,520 per month

At every size this is PG&E in the company name, water through the building.

Citywide ranges. Rents, providers, and building rules differ by neighbourhood, and your Dossier states them for your address.


THE DECISION, FOR A TEAM OF 20

Open the PG&E account for the meter that serves your suite, dated the day the lease starts, not the day you move in.


What to know

  • A full-service gross lease usually includes electricity and water, in which case this line is already inside the rent.
  • PG&E account transfers take about five business days, and a gap means the landlord's meter reading becomes your argument.
  • If the suite is submetered rather than separately metered, the bill arrives from the landlord and the rate is set by the lease.

Utilities is one of the ten Services, and it is due 14 days before arrival. Your Dossier dates it to your own arrival.


We take it

Transfer the accounts, read the lease for what the landlord already covers.

One of the ten Services, arranged by us. Nothing in it comes back to you as homework.