The lights stay on, the water keeps running, and the accounts land in the right name — every move-in, every turnover, every move-out.
Utilities are one of the most overlooked sources of friction in property management — and one of the easiest to get wrong. A tenant moves out, the power gets shut off, and the next showing happens in a cold, dark house. Or a final water bill goes unpaid and quietly becomes a lien on your property. VPMG makes sure none of that happens.
Clark County is not served by a single utility company. Depending on whether your rental sits inside Vancouver city limits, in unincorporated county, or in Camas, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, or Washougal, your power, water, sewer, and garbage can each come from a different provider. We know exactly who serves your address and we manage every account accordingly.
From the day a property comes under management to the day a tenant hands back the keys, every utility transfer is tracked, verified, and documented — so the home is always habitable, billing is always clean, and you are never exposed.
Talk to Our Team →Tenants required to place utilities in their name by the lease start date — and we verify it.
Power, water, and heat stay on between tenants for showings, cleaning, and repairs.
We know which provider serves your exact address — city, county, or outlying city.
Owner-held utility bills are split by the day, so tenants and owners each pay only for their time in the home.
Unpaid municipal water/sewer can lien the property — we catch it before it does.
Every lease spells out exactly which utilities the tenant pays and which stay with the owner.
There is no single "Vancouver utility company." Service depends on your property's jurisdiction — and getting it wrong means a missed transfer and a lapse in service. Here is who serves rentals across Clark County, and the accounts we coordinate on your behalf.
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Internet and TV (Xfinity/Comcast, Ziply Fiber, and CenturyLink/Brightspeed) are arranged by the resident. Not sure whether an address is City of Vancouver or unincorporated county? The Clark County GIS property lookup confirms the jurisdiction — and it is the first thing we check when a new property comes on board. Provider details are current as of 2026 and can change; we confirm the active account for every property. Tenants can find step-by-step signup details in our guide to setting up utilities in Vancouver WA.
When a property comes under management, we map exactly which providers serve it — electricity, gas, water, sewer, and garbage — based on its jurisdiction. No assumptions, no missed accounts when it is time to transfer service.
The lease requires tenants to place all tenant-paid utilities in their own name effective on the lease start date. We confirm each transfer with the provider so the owner's account is cleanly closed out and the tenant is responsible from day one. Our tenant move-in guide walks new residents through every setup step.
Between tenants, utilities are switched into the management/owner account so the home is never without power, water, or heat. Showings happen in a lit, comfortable house, cleaners and contractors have what they need, and pipes are protected through winter.
Where water, sewer, or garbage stay in the owner's name — common on multi-unit and some single-family rentals — we set up the accounts, monitor the bills, and account for them in your monthly statements, or bill them back to tenants — prorated for each tenant's days in the home — per the lease.
When a tenant vacates, we prorate any owner-held utility charges for the partial period and move service back to owner coverage. Any unpaid tenant utility balances are reconciled against the security deposit per Washington law.
In Washington, unpaid municipal water and sewer charges can attach as a lien against the property — the owner's problem, not the former tenant's. We track these balances closely and resolve them before they ever reach that point.
It is tempting to shut everything off the moment a tenant leaves. It is also a mistake. A vacant home still needs power for the furnace and lights, water to test plumbing and for cleaning, and heat to prevent frozen, burst pipes during a Clark County cold snap.
A dark, cold, waterless home shows badly and rents slowly. By keeping utilities live under the owner's account during turnover, VPMG protects the asset and keeps your property market-ready — then transfers everything to the new tenant the moment they take possession.
It also keeps you compliant: Washington's implied warranty of habitability requires working utilities, so a unit must be able to deliver heat, water, and power before a tenant moves in.
Utility coordination is included as part of full-service management — not a line-item add-on. When you work with VPMG, you simply stop thinking about it:
No tracking which utility serves which property
No chasing tenants to prove they set up service
No surprise final bills or lien notices in the mail
No dark, cold showings during turnover
Every utility cost documented in your monthly statement
The lease requires tenants to place all tenant-paid utilities in their own name effective on the lease start date — and VPMG confirms each transfer with the provider, so the owner's account is cleanly closed out and the tenant is responsible from day one.
Between tenants, utilities are switched into the management/owner account so the home is never without power, water, or heat. Showings happen in a lit, comfortable house, cleaners and contractors have what they need, and pipes are protected through winter cold snaps.
It depends on the property's jurisdiction. Clark Public Utilities provides electricity countywide, NW Natural serves homes with gas, the City of Vancouver bills water, sewer, and stormwater inside city limits, Clark Regional Wastewater District covers much of the unincorporated county, and Waste Connections of Washington handles garbage and recycling for most of the area. Camas, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, and Washougal run their own municipal water and sewer.
No. Utility coordination is included as part of VPMG's full-service management — not a line-item add-on. Every owner-paid utility cost is documented in your monthly statement.
Yes — in Washington, unpaid municipal water and sewer charges can attach as a lien against the property itself, making them the owner's problem rather than the former tenant's. VPMG tracks these balances closely, resolves them before they reach that point, and reconciles any unpaid tenant utility balances against the security deposit per Washington law.