7.25.020 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
A.
"Billing entity" means the landlord or third party billing agent, as the case may
be, responsible for billing residential multi-unit building tenants for master metered
or other unmetered utility service.
B.
"Disclosure" means providing tenants with complete and accurate written information
in a clear, concise, and understandable manner in all notices required under this
chapter and on each bill presented from the billing entity to tenants.
C.
"Landlord" means a "landlord" as defined in and within the scope of RCW 59.18.030
and RCW 59.18.040 of the Residential Landlord Tenant Act of 1973 ("RLTA") in effect
at the time the rental agreement is executed, and shall also mean the owner of a mobile
home park or boat moorage. At the time of passage of the ordinance codified in this
chapter, RLTA defined "landlord" as "the owner, lessor, or sublessor of the dwelling
unit or the property of which it is a part," and included "any person designated as
representative of the landlord."
D.
"Master metered utility service" means a utility service supplied to more than one
(1) unit in a multi-unit building and measured through a single inclusive metering
system.
E.
"Methodology" refers to any method, technique, or criterion used to apportion to tenants
charges billed to the landlord by the utility for master metered utility service or
unmetered utility service, including but not limited to Ratio Utility Billing Systems,
installation of submetering, and hot water metering.
F.