Texas Utilities Code

§ 184.052 — RULES

UT § 184.052Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES · Ch. 184. ELECTRIC AND WATER METERING · Art. D. CENTRAL SYSTEM UTILITIES

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(a)The commission shall adopt rules governing billing systems or methods used by an apartment house owner to prorate or allocate among tenants central system utility costs or nonsubmetered master metered utility service costs.

(b)In addition to other appropriate safeguards for a tenant of an apartment house, a rule adopted under this section must require that:

(1)a rental agreement contain:

(A)a clear written description of the method of computing the allocation of central system utilities or nonsubmetered master metered utilities for the apartment house; and

(B)a statement of the average apartment unit monthly bill for all apartment units for any allocation of central system utilities' costs or nonsubmetered master metered utility service costs for the previous calendar year; and

(2)the apartment house owner:

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.