Does this utility bill seem accuratE?
Posted by foo11@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 12 comments
1 bedroom 1 bath apartment near the downtown Dallas area. This almosts seem fraudelent, especially the sewer bill. It is an older building, but I just cant see this being accurate. It is more than 30% of the rent bill
Mistress_Jozi@reddit
Energy prices are rising and in war time operations we can expect no ceiling. They will increase linearly as the war drags on. Be prepared, budget accordingly, plan on debts. Sewage processing takes energy and energy is expensive. So that rate is on the rise as well. HOA pays more, so we pay more. I am in a condo in Oak Lawn and your prices are within 2 dollars of ours in almost every category. Our complex does not have gas, but our electric is slightly higher usage, slightly more expensive.
You are not alone. No there is nothing you can do about it. The cost is what it is.
CuriousGoatBaah@reddit
That's definitely exorbitant
RaySorian@reddit
No, seems high.
Admittedly, I live in Royse City so my fees may be different.
Water (5000 gallons used): $41.09
Sewer: $39.29
Trash and Recycling: $18.26
Tax: $1.51
Natural Gas (42.00 CCF (Centum Cubic Feet) used): $129.03
electricgotswitched@reddit
That water and sewer portion seems very high for a 1 bedroom apartment. That's mine when I start watering my yard.
ConsistentPeach927@reddit
This is insane dude. I pay way less and live in a two bedroom two bath.
sashammie@reddit
Seems high but you also have to pay for gas which sucks. For comparison, I paid $10.07 for water and $10.76 for sewer in March. Are your utilities calculated by just your unit or is it the total for the building divided by the # of units?
foo11@reddit (OP)
"Sewer service is provided by Dallas Water Utilities. Service provider issues bill, property management pays a portion to cover common area usage. Remaining amount is allocated to residents based on the number of occupants in the unit. Your multiplier is 1." - on the bill. So seems it is total for the building divided by residents. And there is a lot of vacancy at this unit due to its poor quality. Is there any recourse here? seems pretty unfair I have to pay far greater than my share
GulfCoastPunk@reddit
I would ask for proof of how much they actually pay as that water and sewer bill are bonkers for a 1 bedroom 1 bath.
Kitchen-Wolf-4575@reddit
You're paying more than my 2000sq ft house.
Open_Cricket_2127@reddit
No.
I live in a single family home with three teenagers and a toddler. Our total water bill is typically $120. That includes daily showers by multiple people, the toddler leaving the hose on overnight occasionally, a washing machine that gets run no less than 3X per day, etc.
Your apartment complex likely does grouped billing - so they divide the total bill by the number of residents in each unit. This looks like they might also be lumping in the actual complexes water cost (like watering the lawn, pool if there is one, the leasing office and so on). You'd need to ask them for a specific breakdown of the charges to be sure.
I would be very upset if I lived as a single person in a one bedroom apartment and the water cost more than what I pay now. 😒
Open_Cricket_2127@reddit
Oh and my water and sewer do show up in two separate columns on my bill, but the TOTAL almost never exceeds $120.
medisamurai@reddit
shits out of control and i dont know how this gets better.