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For the vast majority of our properties, Bungalow partners with the nation’s best utility management provider, Conservice, to manage, separate and bill the utilities (water, trash, sewer, electricity & gas) to an individual home. You will only pay for the exact amount your home uses and Bungalow takes care of splitting those costs evenly between you and your roommates.
Depending on your local municipality and building or home specifications, utilities can cover water, sewage, garbage or trash, gas & electricity. Each utility will be clearly displayed in your Bungalow ledger with the corresponding charges. Internet is not included in the classification of utilities and will be covered in the monthly service fee.
Utility costs are based on usage within the home, so when there is a vacancy in a home, you and your roommates are only paying for what is used. However, we understand that when you are in the process of finding new roommates, utilities for the total home may be higher than what you would pay splitting amongst all the residents when the home is full. For those instances, Bungalow developed a policy to protect our residents. When an individual resident is projected to pay more than twice the total individual utility charges in the home based on the house being full, Bungalow will step in and cover the remainder of the utilities and the current occupants’ bills will be capped. Bungalow will cover the remaining charges.
Utility charges are calculated by taking into account the utility bills received by Conservice, the service period of the bills, the number of occupants in the home, and the days those occupants lived in the home during the associated service periods. The total utility bill for the home is divided evenly among all the occupants in the home factoring in the above variables.
Utility charges for the home will be evenly divided among all individuals living at the home on a Bungalow lease. For example, if two people share a room in a 4-bedroom home and are on a lease together, and there are three other individuals who live in the remaining rooms, the total utility charges for that home will be divided by 5 (i.e. the total numbers of residents in the home).
The majority of new residents won’t have a utility bill for their first month because most municipal utilities are billed in arrears, i.e. after they are used (this can vary based on when you move in).
On the 1st day of the final month of your occupancy, you will see utility charges for the previous utility service period as well as the estimated final month’s utility bills. This will ensure that you are not responsible for any utility bills after you have moved out.