[Landlord-US-PA] - Anyone with a duplex paying for two separate internet services?
I own an upstairs/downstairs duplex. The previous landlord let the upstairs tenants pay for their own internet and deduct it from rent, and I kept that arrangement after buying the property in 2024.
For the first 15 months, the downstairs unit was an Airbnb, so I had to pay for separate Internet because upstairs refused to share the user name and password for Internet with me due to “security concerns.” Fine-I let it go. — it’s now a long term rental and has had a local teacher renting it for more than a year.
Last year at renewal I offered to let them share the downstairs WiFi for free but keep the amount of rent they were paying exactly the same (so they could actually save money) or increase the rent by $50 or $75 - they took the increase.
I’m now paying ~$200 for internet in a 1600 Sq foot building. — I’m frustrated because I see their security concerns as unfounded. Am I wrong?
What would you do?