Commodity Billing Unit
The unit used to
measure the quantity of service provided by a utility to the landlord and by a
landlord to his tenants.
Common Area
Any area in a mobile home
park other than the area which tenants have rented or leased for their
exclusive occupancy or use.
Cubic Feet
An alternative commodity
billing unit for natural gas and water.
Gallon
The commodity billing unit for
water; may also be billed in cubic feet.
Kilowatt Hour
The commodity billing unit
for electricity.
Landlord
Landlord has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 118B.014: "Landlord means the owner or lessor of a
manufactured home lot and the owner or lessor of a manufactured home
park."
Landlord's Service Charge
The service charge which the landlord pays to a
utility.
Manufactured or Mobile Home Park
Manufactured (or Mobile) home park has the
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118B.017: "an area or tract of land where two or
more manufactured homes or manufactured home lots are rented or held out for
rent. The terms do not include an area or tract of land where: 1) More than
half of the lots are rented overnight or for less than 3 months for
recreational vehicles; 2. Manufactured homes are used occasionally for
recreational purposes and not as permanent residences."
Mobile Home Park Which Resells Utility Services
A mobile home park which purchases gas, electricity
or water or any combination of these from a utility for resale through a
privately owned system for distribution to the park's tenants, also known as a
master metered mobile home park.
Service Charge
That portion of a bill
for utility services which is a fixed monthly amount regardless of the
quantity consumed.
Submeter
The meter which measures an
individual tenant's consumption of gas, electricity or water or any
combination of these, in a mobile home park which resells utility
services.
Tenant Service Charge
The service charge for gas or electric utility
service which is assessed and collected by the landlord from each tenant in a
mobile home park which resells utility services.
Therm
The commodity
billing unit for gas; may also be cubic feet.
Utility
A public utility or a city,
county or other governmental entity which provides electric, gas or water
service to a mobile home park.