SECTION 52
Gas, electric and steam service to tenants provided through shared meters
Public Service (PBS) CHAPTER 48, ARTICLE 2
§ 52. Gas, electric and steam service to tenants provided through
shared meters. 1. Definitions: As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Owner" means and includes the owner or owners of the freehold of
the premises or lesser estate therein, mortgagee or vendee in
possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee,
agent, or any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly
in control of a dwelling.
(b) "Shared meter" means any utility meter that measures gas, electric
or steam service provided to a tenant's dwelling and also measures such
service to areas outside that dwelling and such tenant pays charges for
the service to areas outside the dwelling measured through such meter.
(c) "Dwelling" means any building or structure or portion thereof
which is occupied in whole or in part as the home, residence or sleeping
place of one or more human beings, including any equipment located
outside such building or structure or portion thereof which is under the
exclusive use and control of the occupant, and is either rented, leased,
let or hired out, to be occupied, or is occupied as the residence or
home of one or more human beings.
(d) "Utility" means any gas, electric and steam corporation and/or
municipality providing service to residential customers.
(e) "Shared meter customer" means any tenant who rents a dwelling from
an owner that is served by a shared utility meter for which the tenant,
rather than the owner, is the utility's customer of record.