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In most places in the USA there is a legal requirement of general repair and habitability of residential rental property. Water, sewer, electricity up to code (but not required to be supplied by the owner). Rental property has to be fit for the use intended, no broken glass, window screens, working locks, working plumbing, other ...
Water and sewerage bills, when unpaid, attach as a lien to the property -- that is the practical reason why landlords pay the water and sewerage bills.
I have a potable water well on my property, a new one I just put in for $4,800 2 years ago. No water bills just city sewer. My drinking water is reverse-osmosis purified -- like bottled water from the tap.
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