Client Stories
The Trend – Increasing Utility Costs! All utilities… water, sewer, gas, electric, telephone and trash, continue to increase in costs each year. Utility expenses are generally now one of the top three annual budget items for most communities. The reduction of common-area utility bills seem to be one area where many boards feel confused or […]
All annual utility costs continue to increase year after year.
All community managers have to deal with these increasing utility costs.
Let us help you to learn ways to decrease these utility costs for the properties that you manage, while earning continuing education credits for CMCA designations!
Utility Horror Tales… “There are more frightening things than goblins and ghouls” The utility companies miscalculate utility bills for many customers. This article explains some of these utility bill overcharges In light of the upcoming Halloween season…. the following stories are just a few of the more horrific tales from the company files. Since 1989 […]
Even though the lawsuit against LADWP was finalized on July 7th, 2017, it doesn’t mean that the ongoing utility billing errors, overcharges, delayed bills, or estimated bills are gone. We have certainly not seen any decline in LADWP’s utility billing errors since 2014.
The Hidden Canyon Homeowners Association, located in Westlake Village, California, consists of 648 homes with 3 pools and 3 spas. Sarah Zemer of Ross Morgan & Company, Inc. contacted Pacific Utility Audit in 2016 to find out how a utility audit could benefit their client, Hidden Canyon Homeowners Association and help to reduce their ever-growing utility budget.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a utility audit is a formal review of a house’s energy use that provides recommendations for energy-efficiency measures such as weather-striping, caulking and insulation. But a different type of utility audit examines your utility use and whether you are being overcharged for your utilities. The first question to ask yourself is: Are you paying too much for utilities?