State Charge Meter
State Charge Meter
Is it legal to charge for a "Charge for Boiler Service" on top of existing water charge?
Lanlord charging tennant new utility charge for a Boiler Fee? Is the legal in Bay Area CA? No meter here.
We have lived here for three years without this charge and today we received a posting on my front door stating that this new charge would be added to our water bill. We have no individual meters for water in any of these buildings within the complex and all water charges are "Based on occupancy and square footage"
I asked when I signed my lease if there was a meter that I could check for accuracy, and the lady I signed with had no information. "It is just a standard charge." is all she could tell me and that it would only cost around 50 dollars each month. I expressed my concern that I was paying for somehting I could not confirm that I used, but again she was very short on detailed information.
I had no place to live at the time and this was the day of signing.
Are they only obligated to provide cold water?
Can they add this charge mid-lease?
-- Full of regret
From what I know of FL law, a landlord is required to provide water and heat (not hot water, although this is the general assumption). In locations where meters are available for individual units, my tenants had to open their own water accounts with the utility dept. In locations where there is only 1 meter for a building w/ multiple residences, typically the burden of paying for the water is shared amongst all tenants as part of the rent (as opposed to a side item).
A landlord can charge maintenance fees (for instance, "boiler fee"). However, if the change and increase is added within the term of your lease, you can either agree to the change, and pay the fee, or terminate the lease, w/ no termination penalties (since it wasn't part of what you did sign).
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