House of Representatives

HB 2504

mobile home parks; utility charges

Sponsors: Representatives Cooley, Avelar:

Blendu, Hatch-Miller, et al

 

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Committee on Retirement and Government Operations

 

Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

Caucus and COW

 

Third Read

 

 

As Passed the House

 

HB 2504 modifies the amount a landlord of a mobile home park can charge for utilities.

 

History

ARS §33-1413 was added to statute in 1987.  Currently, if a landlord charges separately for gas, water, or electricity there shall be a separate meter for every user. Each bill must report the cost of the charges for each period and they shall be separately stated with the opening and closing periods defined.  The bill must also include the computation of the charge, which will be in accordance with the serving utility company billing format for individual service supplied through a single service meter.  The landlord cannot charge more than the single family service rate.

During the 45th Legislature, First Session, a Joint Legislative Study Committee was established to study mobile home parks and metered water.  This bill is a result of the discussion during this committee.

 

 

Provisions

·          Changes the amount a landlord of a mobile home park can charge for utilities, if the landlord charges separately, from the prevailing basic service single family residential rate that the utility company charges to the single family rate. 

 

·          Mandates that if the landlord charges separately for utilities, the water provider shall charge each mobile home park that submeters water the water provider’s single family rate.

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·          45th Legislature                 

·          Second Regular Session      2          February 5, 2002

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