February 10, 2017 -- The City Council could soon consider a measure that would require Santa Monica landlords to assess tenants’ water bills based on actual monthly use.
This would be a major change from the current method of Ratio Utility Billing Systems (RUBS) in which units are charged through a formula that takes the cost of the entire multifamily complex and spreads it among units based on size, number of bathrooms or other criteria.
Also, many landlords don’t charge their tenants for water use at all.
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Rebuttal by Todd Flora at: http://smdp.com/letter-to-editor-32/159794
