At its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, the Bossier City Council was met with a unified front of apartment property owners and managers, all voicing concern over a sanitation fee increase approved late last year. The group addressed the council in an effort to shed light on what they describe as an unfair and unexpected financial burden placed on apartment communities and their residents.
The controversy stems from a decision made during the December 17, 2024, council meeting, when the city approved a revision to the sanitation fee structure for apartment complexes. Previously, apartment properties were charged a flat rate of $12 per month per water meter. Under the new policy, each individual apartment unit is now subject to a $12 monthly sanitation fee.
This change effectively increases the sanitation-related water charges for apartment residents by $12 per month, regardless of their usage or the number of residents in a unit. Property owners contend that the revised structure disproportionately impacts both landlords and tenants, many of whom were unaware of the proposed change until after it was passed…