Longview Utility Submetering and Billing
Custom Tailored to The Unique Needs of Multifamily Communities
Longview Utility Submetering and Billing
for Water, Electric and Gas
One of the biggest monthly responsibilities for multifamily, condominium, mobile home park, and commercial property managers is recovering utility costs. Because of this, many property managers have turned to Oates Energy for Longview utility submetering and billing because of our ability to customize our services to their respective needs and preferences.
In our industry, most providers offer the same bundles of services the same way to all of their customers. For most property managers, this doesn’t make for a good fit and often results in paying for services they do not really need or want. At Oates Energy, we appreciate that property managers have different preferences on how they recover utility costs and bill for other monthly services. We have developed a full suite of utility submetering and billing services that can be tailored to the unique needs and preferences of our property managers. Below is a closer look at how we support a few of our key markets.
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Multifamily Communities
We deliver Longview utility submetering and billing solutions in ways that are much different than our competitors. We allow all of our services to be selected individually and then adjust them to the unique preferences of each property manager that we serve. We can even bill residents for other monthly charges and fees such as Internet, TV and telephone services. And our billing customer care team assists residents with any questions or concerns using each property manager’s unique billing policies and guidelines. Contact us to assemble and fine tune the perfect utility submetering and billing solution for your community.
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Condominium Communities
Condominium community property managers choose Oates Energy for Longview utility submetering and billing services for many of the same reasons that multifamily property managers do. HOAs and property managers are able to assemble only the services they need and then adjust them so that they are provided exactly how they need them to be provided. Speak with us about a utility submetering and billing solution designed specifically for your condominium community!
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Mobile Home Parks
We are one of the few utility submetering and billing services in our industry that customize solutions to address the very unique needs of mobile home parks. We have cost effective solutions for parks that wish to add or upgrade utility submetering systems and can customize billing solutions for utilities that are submetered and those that are not. Where our competitors run from scenarios like this, we excel. We are able to customize utility submetering and billing solutions or just billing solutions for almost any requirement. Contact us to build the perfect solution for your park!
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Commercial Properties
Commercial property managers consistently find us to be their best option for Longview utility submetering and billing. Our entire business model has always been more appealing than our competitors because we customize all of our services to the unique needs of our property managers. And this approach is very important to commercial property managers because they commonly have tenants with very different utility requirements, and in many cases, special billing arrangements. Speak with us about assembling and fine tuning the perfect utility submetering and billing solution for your property.
Submetering Installation
for New Construction
Oates Energy installs water, electric and gas utility submetering systems all over the country. We are proud to have a reputation for quality workmanship and jobsite safety and are the preferred installation contractor for many general contractors. If you are planning a new project that calls for utility submetering system installation, we would be pleased to provide you with a detailed bid.
Utility Submetering Laws and Regulations in Texas
A political subdivision may not authorize the construction or occupancy of a new apartment house, including the conversion of property to a condominium, unless the construction plan provides for the measurement of the quantity of electricity consumed by the occupants of each dwelling unit of the apartment house, either by individual metering by the utility company or by submetering by the owner.
This section does not prohibit a political subdivision from issuing a permit to a nonprofit organization for construction of a new apartment house for occupancy by low-income elderly tenants if the nonprofit organization establishes, by submitting engineering and cost data and a sworn statement, that all cost savings will be passed on to the low-income elderly tenants (Tex. Utilities Code Ann. §184.012).
The Texas Water Code requires each unit in a building with five or more residential units built after Jan. 1, 2003 to have either an individual water utility meter or sub-meter. If feasible, it requires water companies to install individual meters in such buildings at the building owner’s request. The water company can charge reasonable costs for installing the meters. If the water company determines that installing these meters is not feasible, the law requires the property owner to install a plumbing system compatible with sub-meters.
For submetering multi-unit property owners, the state’s water code limits submetering charges on tenants to the cost per gallon and applicable taxes and surcharges charged by the water company; a late fee up to five percent of the late bill; and a service charge of up to nine percent of the costs related to submetering allocated to each sub-metered unit. The code also requires the property owners to maintain adequate records and make them available to tenants and sub-meters to meet certain standards for accuracy, testing, and record keeping (Texas Water Code §13.501 through 13.506).
*Information courtesy of:
The National Conference of State Legislatures
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