Environment - Water - Individual Submeters
What changed between versions
Expanded the bill's coverage to include mobile home parks, ensuring they are subject to the same water metering and billing regulations as apartment houses.
Changed the term 'Individual Unit Meters' to 'Individual Unit Meter Submeters' to reflect the technical nature of the equipment and the expanded scope.
Updated the definition of 'Adequate Records' to include mobile home parks alongside apartment houses.
Added new requirements for landlords to use specific written leases, provide copies of water or sewer bills to tenants within a set timeframe, and notify prospective tenants of water cost information.
Added a prohibition preventing landlords from requiring tenants to make certain payments to third parties.
Added a provision authorizing owners to bill occupants for certain amounts under specific circumstances, which was not present in the original version.
Modified the definition of 'Apartment House' to explicitly include residential condominiums and cooperatives, whether rented or owner-occupied.