utility charges
Power and water
Utility charges are fees for essential services provided to a property—typically electricity, gas, water, sewage, and trash collection.
The term appears most often in rental agreements and real estate contexts: Rent is $1,200 per month plus utility charges.
Some landlords include utility charges in rent; others bill them separately or have tenants pay providers directly.
- gas meterMeasures piped fuel consumption
- surchargeExtra fee added
- water meterMeasures household liquid usage
- kilowatt-hourUnit measuring electrical consumption
- peak demandMaximum simultaneous consumption level
service fees · potable water · billing cycle · fixed rate · budget billing · wastewater treatment · energy bill · rates · sales taxes · user fees · power outage · consumption · meter reading · meter reader · processing fees · license fees · permit fees · court fees
- government revenuetax revenue, sales tax, income tax, property tax, excise tax
- municipal revenuelocal taxes, property tax, sales tax, land tax, tax levies
- tenancytenant, tenancy, lease agreement, landlord, tenancies
utility chargesrent
Payment for temporary use
mortgage · mortgage payment · lease payment · property taxes · rent payment