All Forum Posts by: Gary Aragon

@Rick Albert I may get a lot of push back from the team but I split my utilities on my ADU the conventional way....each dwelling has its own meter for water, electric and gas.

I did not want to incur the cost but I figured...that maybe....just maybe....sometime in the near future us ADU home owners may be able to rent both units....like a duplex.

At that point it will be worth it to let the tenets be responsible for their own bills.

Not saying that other ways are bad...they are actually very cost effective if you are living there...but what about as you scale your business and move onto other properties.

This of course if your city will allow you to rent both units...the city I am in is tough but things can change as more pressure is being put on affordable housing.

Once again...not saying any way is right or wrong...I just did it this way for the reason I just mentioned.

Thank you....

I live in Los Angeles. I added a 2+2 garage conversion. I rent out the main dwelling and am in the process of getting the utilities together before I rent out the ADU. The electric and gas are on separate meters, but I was told by DWP that I could not separate out the water unless my lot was R3. Mine is R1, so I need to figure something out. I don't want to pay the water bc with DWP sewer surcharge and solid waste surcharge are included in the bill. So, I'm looking to install a submeter for the water. It looks pretty cheap if you're able to read it and bill it yourself every month. There are so many submeters on the market. I'd like to get a referral on a model from someone who has installed one that they are happy with.

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Our electricity is already separate and we designed our ADU to be all electric so no gas. Normally I would agree but if we are renting out the main house I don't want them paying for the ADU. One option is to give the front house a credit for water based on averages, but I don't know if I would agree to that as a tenant. Water in Los Angeles is expensive and the rates go up if there is an ADU.

Actually, the water rate goes down when you have an ADU if you have DWP. You get a multi-unit discount. I'm in the process of having the Field Investigation done to determine my discount. I can post the percent discount after it goes through.

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