As many people may know, as of May 2020 third parties are no longer able to get NYC water meter histories.
 
We can only see an open amount with no dates attached.  
 
This is why we have been requiring a Title Read ( final water meter reading ) before the closing.   But there are times when we do not have it.  
 
A good way to see some of the history is for the property owner  to set up a MY DEP account.  It takes about 5 minutes.   
 
The attached link is a good tutorial on how to do this.  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqtq_k9mAow&t=6s