Category Archives: Water Submetering

Chapter 417 of the Acts of 2004

AN ACT AUTHORIZING WATER SUBMETERING

IN RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1… Read More “The new law – with important parts highlighted”

BRIEF SUMMARY:

Water submetering would transfer water bills from owners to tenants through proportional billing according to actual submetered water usage.

Water conservation among the tenant population could reach 25% to 30% reduction in water usage – and save taxpayers … Read More “Negative Impacts of Water Submetering Bill [H.5001] if enacted into law”

Water submetering bill passes

Useless for small owners

Worse yet:  just-cause eviction & back-door rent control

On December 16, Governor Mitt Romney signed the Water Submet-ering bill into law, over the strenuous objections of SPOA, which was excluded from drafting … Read More “Governor signs water submetering bill – useless to small owners, and worse yet”