Talk:Utility submeter

Prohibition of submetering in residential apartments

This article needs much more about the history and social aspects. In the US, my understanding is that traditionally apartment landlords have been required by law and regulation to provide acceptable levels of various services, including heat and water. These costs were thus required to be included in the basic rent agreement, and could not be billed as additional variable items, because that might lead to tenants living without adequate life essentials. So, there is a conflict here, between conservation/efficiency and other community social goals. How has this played out in various areas of the US? What is the history and current situation in other parts of the world? What ways of resolving the conflict have been proposed or tried?-69.87.204.233 13:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)