There are several ways to reduce utility bills. Depending on the situation, options are available such as obtaining a subsidy, discharging excess tenants from a privatized apartment, installing meters for cold and hot water and gas, and switching from central heating to autonomous.
It is necessary
- - a package of documents for calculating a subsidy;
- - a court decision on the discharge of those who do not live in the apartment;
- - services for the installation of water and gas meters and autonomous heating
Instructions
Step 1
If the cost of utility bills occupy more than the share of the family budget determined by the legislation of the region, you are entitled to apply for a subsidy. To do this, you need to contact the center for housing subsidies and present a package of documents, among which the confirmation of the income of all members of the tenants registered in the apartment or house is of decisive importance.
Step 2
The amount of part of the utility bills directly depends on the number registered in the apartment. For example, water and gas supply, if meters are not installed, is calculated according to the standard of monthly consumption per person, multiplied by the number of prescribed ones.
According to the law, the owner has the right to go to court and raise the issue of discharging any of those who are registered in the apartment, but are not its owner. But no one guarantees a verdict in his favor.
Step 3
It is guaranteed to reduce costs, especially if a lot of people are registered on the living space, the installation of meters for cold and hot water and gas will allow. The rate at which invoices are issued in the absence of meters is most often calculated with a large margin. To install meters, you need to contact the management company or directly to the relevant service providers. The meters themselves and their installation cost money, but these costs usually pay off quickly.
Step 4
Heating accounts for a large proportion of utility costs during the colder months. Reducing these costs will allow the abandonment of central heating and the installation of autonomous. In this case, you can regulate the temperature in the apartment or house and pay only for gas (if there is a meter, according to the actual consumption) or electricity. But whether this is possible depends on the position of the administration of a particular municipality (city, district, village in the countryside) and the technical characteristics of housing. It should also be borne in mind that the installation of autonomous heating will cost at least several tens of thousands of rubles.
