What if your landlord in Los Angeles is charging you more for utilities that you used?
The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday, Feb. 14, to explore a potential ordinance that would require greater transparency from landlords on tenant utility bills.
The City Council instructed the Los Angeles Housing Department to report within 60 days on recommendations on the implementation of the ordinance, taking into account recommendations that include:— restricting billing for utilities outside a tenant’s unit; — potentially using the LAHD as a mediator to resolve disputes for utility services between landlords and tenants;Councilmember Nithya Raman, who co-presented the original motion last February, said that many large buildings don’t have individual meters for each unit, so what tenants see in their utility bill is often an estimate based on a formula.
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