Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB1488: Allows landlords to apportion charges to tenants for water and sewer utility service
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
To amend chapters 386 and 441, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to water and sewer service for rental property. Section A. Chapters 386 and 441, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 386.021 and 441.239, to read as follows: 386.021. An owner or operator of a premises or the owner's or operator's thirdparty water and sewer usage billing provider who furnishes water and sewer services to lessees and charges lessees separately for their use of water and sewer services in accordance with section 441.239 shall not be considered a "public util.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapters 386 and 441, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to water and sewer service for rental property. Section A. Chapters 386 and 441, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 386.021 and 441.239, to read as follows: 386.021. An owner or operator of a premises or the owner's or operator's thirdparty water and sewer usage billing provider who furnishes water and sewer services to lessees and charges lessees separately for their use of water and sewer services in accordance with section 441.239 shall not be considered a "public utility", "sewer corporation", or "water corporation" under this chapter or chapter 393. 441.239. 1. Exceptasotherwiseprovided inthissection, anowneroroperatorof a premises that is supplied water and sewer services by a "public utility" as defined in section 386.020 or other state-certified corporation who furnishes water and sewer services only to lessees on the premises and not to the public may: (1) Utilize a separate meter to measure water and sewer usage within lessees' dwelling units and charge lessees separately for water and sewer usage in accordance with the measurement calculated through use of this separate meter; or (2) Employ a program that utilizes a mathematical formula for the purpose of calculating and allocating among all lessees those aggregate water and sewer usage charges …