(1) If the management charges home owners individually for water usage in the park, then, on or before January 31 of each year, the management shall provide to each home owner and post in a clearly visible location in at least one common area of the mobile home park the following information:
The methodology by which the management calculates the amount charged to eachhome owner for water usage on the home owner's lot;
The methodology by which the management calculates the amount charged to eachhome owner for water usage in common areas of the mobile home park; and
The current residential water rate schedule of the water utility or municipal waterservice provider that supplies water to the park.
If the management charges home owners for water usage in the park, whether individually or in an aggregate amount, the management shall provide to each home owner a monthly water bill that indicates the amount owed by the home owner, the total amount owed by all the residents in the mobile home park, and, if the management purchases the water from a provider, the total amount paid by the management to the provider.
The management shall not charge a home owner for any costs in addition to theactual cost of water billed to the management.
The management shall use a methodology that is reasonable, equitable, and consistent for billing home owners for any type of water usage.
If the management learns of a leak in a water line inside the park, the managementshall notify each home owner of the leak within twenty-four hours.
The management shall not bill a home owner for any water usage that is caused by aleak in a water line inside the park.
Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1196), ch. 195, p. 922, § 11, effective June 30.