Submetering News

On April 11th 2018, the San Jose city council signed legislation which will no longer allow RUBS to be used as a way to pass through water, sewer, and garbage charges for residents.  The city amended a previous legislation and voted that the pass through of utility charges to tenants via RUBS or other un-metered allocation is not allowed.  Landlords with written utility pass through contracts in place prior to January 1, 2018 will be allowed to petition for a one-time rent increase. 

If you’ve ever wondered why you should use submeters, you’ll want to check this out. Knowing how submetering works is very important if you are a property owner. When a building only has one master meter and no submeters, it will be impossible to bill residents for actual usage. This presents a big problem. When there is not a direct correlation between what a resident pays and what a resident uses, there tends to be an increase in consumption.