For the purposes of this chapter: (a) âBilling agentâ means a person or entity who contracts to provide submetering services to a landlord, including billing. (b) âLandlordâ means an owner of residential rental property. âLandlordâ does not include a tenant who rents all or a portion of a dwelling unit to subtenants. âLandlordâ does not include a common interest development, as defined in Section 4100 of the Civil Code. (c) âPropertyâ means real property containing two or more dwelling units that is served by a single master meter. (d) âRatio utility billing systemâ means the allocation of water and sewer costs to tenants based on the square footage, occupancy, or other physical factors of a dwelling unit. (e) âRental agreementâ includes a fixed-term lease. (f) âRentingâ includes leasing, whether on a periodic or fixed-term basis. (g) âSubmeterâ means a device that measures water consumption of an individual rental unit within a multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure, and that is owned and operated by the landlord of the structure or the landlordâs agent. As used in this section, âmultiunit residential structureâ and âmixed-use residential and commercial structureâ mean real property containing two or more dwelling units. (h) âWater serviceâ includes any charges, whether presented for payment on local water purveyor bills, tax bills, or bills from other entities, related to water treatment, distribution, or usage, including, but not limited to, water, sewer, stormwater, and flood control. (i) âWater purveyorâ means a water purveyor as defined in Section 512 of the Water Code.
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