IDAPA 31.26.01 § 100
MASTER-METERING AND INDIVIDUAL METERING IN MOBILE HOME PARKS (RULE 100)
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01. Master Metering Prohibited. Master-metering, whether or not in conjunction with sub-metering of electric service by the park operator, is prohibited for any mobile home park connected for service by the utility after July 1, 1980. After that date, tenants (excluding transients) of mobile home parks must be individually metered and billed by the electric utility. (7-1-24) 02. Exception for Sub-Metered Parks. Any mobile home park connected for service on or before July 1, 1980 whose spaces for non-transient tenants are been fully sub-metered for electricity by the park owners need not be individually metered by the electric utility supplying the park. A mobile home park sub-metered by the park operator must charge each of their tenants the same rate for electric service that a residential customer of the utility serving the park would charge the tenant if the tenant were directly metered and billed by the utility. Upon request, the utility will provide written instruction on how to calculate bills for sub-metered tenants in conformance with the utility's applicable rate schedule. (7-1-24)
IDAPA 31.26.01 § 100 establishes rules about how electricity is metered and billed in Idaho mobile home parks. For parks that first connected to electric service after July 1, 1980, master-metering is prohibited, and each non-transient tenant must be individually metered and billed directly by the electric utility. Parks that were connected on or before July 1, 1980 and were already fully sub-metered may continue that arrangement, but only if tenants are charged the same rate they would pay if billed directly by the utility.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under IDAPA 31.26.01 § 100, operators of mobile home parks connected after July 1, 1980 are generally expected to ensure that each non-transient tenant space is individually metered and billed by the electric utility rather than through the park. Operators of pre-July 1, 1980 sub-metered parks who qualify for the exception must charge tenants no more than the equivalent residential rate the utility would charge a directly metered customer. Compliant operators in sub-metered parks typically contact the serving utility to obtain written billing calculation instructions as provided under this rule.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
IDAPA 31.26.01 § 100 gives non-transient tenants in mobile home parks connected after July 1, 1980 the right to be individually metered and billed by the electric utility rather than through the park operator. Tenants in qualifying pre-1980 sub-metered parks have the right to be charged no more than the rate a residential utility customer would pay if billed directly. Tenants who believe they are being billed incorrectly under this provision may consider contacting the Idaho Public Utilities Commission or a local tenant-rights organization to understand available complaint and enforcement paths.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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