§ 4553.04 — Billing requirements for Residential utility reselling

4553.04. - Billing requirements for Residential utility reselling.

A. Property owners, operators, or Third-party billing agents shall provide Tenants a written statement at the outset of each lease term and each renewal term indicating when utility bills will be issued and how bills are processed. B. If Utility service is Submetered, utility bills provided by property owners or operators or Third-party billing agents to Tenants must be based on actual submeter readings. C. Property owners or operators or Third-party billing agents shall include the following information on each Utility bill they provide: 1. The current and last preceding submeter readings; 2. The date of the current reading; 3. The rate at which the Utility service is being billed, the amount of the service billed at the rate, and the rate at which the property owner or operator is being billed by the Utility provider for the Utility service; 4. The Tenant's portion of taxes and surcharges; 5. If any, the portion of any bill credit the property owner or operator received from the Utility provider that is credited to the Tenant; 6. Any administrative billing charge, including charges associated with Common Areas as provided in section 4553.02; 7. All non-usage charges; 8. The total amount of the Tenant's bill; 9. The date by which payment is due; the date after which, if the bill is not paid, a late payment charge may be imposed; and the amount of the charge, if any, as provided in sections 4553.02 and 4553.03.

(Ord. No. 3354-2025, § 1, 12-8-2025)