When a San Diego renter disputed their utility charges from their landlord, they turned to a new city law for help.
The landlord billed the renter for water, sewer and trash, but the tenant didn’t understand how the charges had been calculated, according to a redacted June 30 complaint made to the San Diego City Attorney’s Housing Protection and Civil Code Compliance Unit.
The Residential Utility Fee Ordinance, passed by the San Diego City Council last year, requires landlords to provide tenants with copies of the building’s utility bills and the calculations behind the portion charged to them…