§ 90.560

As used in ORS 90.560 to 90.584:\n(1) 'Direct billing' means a relationship between the tenant and the utility or service provider in which:\n(a) The provider provides the utility or service directly to the tenant’s space, including any utility or service line, and bills the tenant directly; and\n(b) The landlord does not act as a provider.\n(2) 'Park specific billing' means a relationship between the manufactured dwelling park landlord, tenant and utility or service provider in which:\n(a) The provider provides the utility or service to the landlord;\n(b) The landlord provides the utility or service directly to the tenant’s space; and\n(c) The landlord uses a billing method to fairly apportion the utility or service as approved by a majority of the manufactured dwelling park tenants.\n(3) 'Pro rata billing' means a relationship between the landlord, tenant and utility or service provider in which:\n(a) The provider provides the utility or service to the landlord;\n(b) The landlord provides the utility or service directly to the tenant’s space or to a common area available to the tenant as part of the tenancy; and\n(c) The landlord bills the tenant for a utility or service charge

ovides the utility or service directly to the tenant’s space or to a common area available to the tenant as part of the tenancy; and\n(c) The landlord bills the tenant for a utility or service charge separately from the rent in an amount determined by apportioning on a pro rata basis the provider’s charge to the landlord as measured by a master meter.\n(4) 'Public service charge' has the meaning given the term in ORS 90.315.\n(5) 'Rent-included billing' means a relationship between the landlord, tenant and utility or service provider in which:\n(a) The provider provides the utility or service to the landlord;\n(b) The landlord provides the utility or service directly to the tenant’s space or to a common area available to the tenant as part of the tenancy; and\n(c) The landlord includes the cost of the utility or service in the tenant’s rent.\n(6) 'Submeter' means a device owned or under the control of a landlord and used to measure a utility or service actually provided to a tenant at the tenant’s space.\n(7) 'Submeter billing' means a relationship between the landlord, tenant and utility or service provider in which:\n(a) The provider provides the utility or service to the

ant at the tenant’s space.\n(7) 'Submeter billing' means a relationship between the landlord, tenant and utility or service provider in which:\n(a) The provider provides the utility or service to the landlord;\n(b) The landlord provides the utility or service directly to the tenant’s space; and\n(c) The landlord uses a submeter to measure the utility or service actually provided to the space and bills the tenant for a utility or service charge for the amount provided.\n(8) 'Utility or service' has the meaning given that term in ORS 90.315. [Formerly 90.531]