Where such posting is physically impracticable due to the absence of a suitable conspicuous
public space, a landlord may satisfy this posting requirement by hand-delivering or
mailing to tenants a paper copy of the written notification required by subsection
A.2, together with a written description of the methodology used to allocate each
such utility service and a copy of this chapter. In lieu of posting the three most
current utility bills for master metered or other unmetered utility services provided
to the building as a whole that are included in the bill sent to the tenant, the landlord
must make such utility bills available upon request within five business days and
must inform tenants in the written notification required by subsection A.2 of the
method by which they may request such utility bills.
c.
Landlords shall keep bills for master metered or other unmetered utility services
on file in the building for at least two years and shall make such bills available
to tenants for inspection and copying upon request. Where it is physically impracticable
to keep such bills on file due to the absence of a suitable office or other storage
space, a landlord may store the bills in another location and must make such bills
available within 5 business days of receiving a request from a tenant.
4.
Limitations on Charges. The total of all charges for any utility service included
in the bills sent to all units cumulatively shall not exceed the amount of the bill
sent by the utility itself for the building as a whole, less any late charges, interest
or other penalties owed by the landlord, with the exception of the following, which
may be included in each bill covering an independent unit within the multi-unit building:
a.