Water Submetering & Utility Billing for Multifamily Apartments, HOAs and MHPs
Key Features For Owners/Managers
Automated Water Submetering: Submeter hardware installation and billing.
Utility Expense Management: Suite of audit and analysis tools for RUBS and Usage Based billing.
Accurate, Usage Based Billing: Automated billing of each unit.
Financial Resilience: Maximum cost recovery and reduced utility costs.
Abnormal Usage / Leak Detection: Active monitoring and alerts to spot leaks and abnormal usage.
Water Conservation: Water usage savings varies by property and market.
Resident Satisfaction: Clear, transparent usage and billing for residents.
Management Dashboard
Features a robust suite of data visualizations to help property managers track utility usage at the property, spot outliers and trends in energy usage and identify opportunities for energy upgrades. The platform includes automated Vacant Cost Recovery to ensure all applicable utility charges are allocated to respective tenants.
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Billback Dashboard
A fully automated billback summary and analysis tools that aggregates all utility expenses and compares them with actual tenant billings, providing a complete view of collections. Our platform automatically monitors all utility billings and alerts managers to variances, provides vacant cost tracking, recovery percentages and includes detailed vacancy loss reports for managers and owners.
Tenant Dashboard
Tenant Dashboard combines all the tenants billing and usage data in an easy understand data rich dashboard. Tenants can track their monthly water usage and compare it to averages across the property and market as well as view current and past billing status and overall utility costs by month. Resident-friendly bills are clear with details on allocation methodology and fixed fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Fair Cost Distribution: Charges based on actual usage, not arbitrary formulas
- Water Conservation: Studies show 15-30% reduction in usage after submetering
- Financial Benefits: Shifts water costs off landlord/HOA books
- Leak Detection: Real-time alerts prevent costly water damage
- Regulatory Compliance: Meets California SB7 and other state requirements
- Increased Property Value: Submetered properties command higher valuations
- Reduced Disputes: Transparent, usage-based billing eliminates arguments
New multifamily residential buildings and mixed-use developments in California must install individual water meters or submeters for each dwelling unit.
Our solution ensures full compliance:
- ✓ Certified Submeters: All equipment meets California plumbing code standards
- ✓ Automated Reading: Eliminates manual verification requirements
- ✓ Detailed Reporting: Generate compliance reports for regulatory audits
- ✓ Tenant Transparency: Usage data accessible to residents as required by law
- ✓ Installation Coordination: Work with certified plumbers familiar with SB7
- ✓ Ongoing Compliance: System updates automatically to meet evolving regulations
Applies to: Apartment buildings, condominiums, and mixed-use residential developments with building permits issued after January 1, 2018.
Not subject to SB7? Submetering still makes financial sense for existing properties through water savings and operational efficiency.
- Submeter hardware procurement and installation coordination.
- Automated submeter reading and data collection.
- Utility bill processing and auditing.
- Tenant billing and collections.
- Comprehensive reporting and dashboards for property managers and tenants.
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