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Council approves ordinance limiting landlord passthrough of city utility charges
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a D9‑sponsored ordinance that lets landlords pass through only the city utility fees they actually pay, requires advance notice and documentation, and provides tenants with enforcement remedies; stakeholders asked for further transparency and caps on third‑party billing fees.
The San Diego City Council on June 3 unanimously adopted an ordinance that restricts how landlords pass through city utility charges to residential tenants. The measure, moved by Councilmember Ilo Rivera and seconded by Councilmember Moreno, passed 8–0 (Councilmember Campbell absent).
The ordinance allows landlords to charge tenants only the amount the landlord actually pays for tenant‑consumed city utility services — defined in the ordinance as water, sewer, stormwater and solid waste management — and requires written notice and supporting documentation when landlords impose such passthroughs. Tenants have a right to request the landlord’s utility bill or a link to tax‑roll billing data, and landlords must respond with the requested documentation within 10…
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