Section 15-406. TENANT PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILL

 

406.1Tenants who elect to have their units individually metered at their own expense consistent with §407 and tenants who elect to receive service in their own name pursuant to the utility's fair and equitable share proposal shall pay their utility costs directly to the utility company.

 

406.2If a tenant who has agreed to accept responsibility for payment of his or her utility costs later defaults on the payment of his or her utility bill, the utility companies may terminate the service to the individual using the same method as is employed for other consumers.

 

406.3If a tenant association which has agreed to accept responsibility for payment of the apartment's utility costs later defaults on the payment of the apartment's utility bill, the utility company may move immediately to appoint a receiver and the tenants shall remain individually liable for their fair and equitable share of the utility costs throughout this period.

 

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Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3329, 3336 (July 24, 1981).