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    Ratio utility billing (RUBS) is a system that helps property owners recover utility costs from tenants when individual sub-metering is not possible. It allocates total utility bills across units based on a formula using factors like square footage or number of occupants. To set up RUBS, a property owner must first activate the feature, then define utilities, allocations, and units to include. They can then begin entering total utility bills, which will automatically allocate costs to each tenant.

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    Ratio utility billing (RUBS) is a system that helps property owners recover utility costs from tenants when individual sub-metering is not possible. It allocates total utility bills across units based on a formula using factors like square footage or number of occupants. To set up RUBS, a property owner must first activate the feature, then define utilities, allocations, and units to include. They can then begin entering total utility bills, which will automatically allocate costs to each tenant.

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    Ratio utility billing (RUBS) is a system that helps property owners recover utility costs from tenants when individual sub-metering is not possible. It allocates total utility bills across units based on a formula using factors like square footage or number of occupants. To set up RUBS, a property owner must first activate the feature, then define utilities, allocations, and units to include. They can then begin entering total utility bills, which will automatically allocate costs to each tenant.

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    What is Ratio Utility Billing (RUBS)?

    A customized Ratio Utility Billing System can help increase utility cost recovery and savings when you cannot use sub-
    metering. 

    If you are not currently using RUBS, you'll want to find out if utility billing is allowed in the state, county and city where the
    property is located. Helpful resources might be your state's Public Utility Commission, local DRE or apartment association.
    If the utilities are paid by the owner and tenant billing is allowed, you should be eligible to use the RUBS feature.

    Complete the following to begin using the RUBS feature in AppFolio:

    1. Activate the RUBS feature - A presidential user should submit a support request to have RUBS activated for
    their account.​

    FAQs: Ratio Utility Billing (https://help.appfolio.com/s/article/FAQs-Ratio-Utility-Billing-RUBS)

    2. ​Set up utilities and allocations for each utility on the main property page, then activate RUBS on each unit that will
    be billed and so should be included in the allocation formula. 

    Ratio Utility Billing (RUBS) Calculation Formula (https://help.appfolio.com/s/article/Ratio-Utility-Billing-


    RUBS-Calculation-Formula) 

    Set Up Ratio Utility Billing (RUBS) on a Property (https://help.appfolio.com/s/article/Set-Up-Ratio-Utility-


    Billing-RUBS)

    3. Start entering utility bills!

    Enter a Utility Bill for RUBS (https://help.appfolio.com/s/article/Enter-a-Ratio-Utility-Bill-RUBS)

    Reverse a Utility Bill Entered for RUBS (https://help.appfolio.com/s/article/Reverse-a-Ratio-Utility-Bill-


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