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canibringmydog t1_j2mfdib wrote

Where I live, utilities are split between units based on occupancy and square footage. Your landlord may have an equation where he pays X% of the bill. We also have oil, gas and electric. The gas heats the water. We don’t pay for water, but we do pay for the gas. The way utilities were explained to me is the landlord doesn’t have to pay for heat or hot water, they just have to make it available.

The splitting utilities is called RUBs, ratio utility billing system and it’s only legal bc it’s not explicitly illegal. It’s stupid, and I personally hate it.

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Loveroffinerthings t1_j2nnpyl wrote

I’d hate this, I’d be judging my neighbors that run their AC at 60, and turn the heat up in the winter 😂

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anxiousinfotech t1_j2n4q1e wrote

My building bills this way too, but to be fair it's far cheaper than getting billed directly. All those extra fees on your utility bills? They don't exist on commercial service...and the rates are lower too. Even with the few guaranteed to be wasteful people in the building increasing the overall bill it's still a good deal.

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