Who pays for water usage?

If there is no individual meter for the rented premises, as in the case of blocks of older style units, a tenant cannot be charged for water usage.

However, the tenant is responsible for any cost of water used during the tenancy if the property has an individual water meter and has legally prescribed water efficiency devices. It should be noted though that Urban Utilities requires that water availability and usage accounts be paid in full by the owner of the property. We then request reimbursement from the tenant for the water usage component of the account.