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ResolvedCivil · Consumer· King County, WA

Birchwood Tenant Overcharge

Settled after contributors reconciled three years of utility sub-metering against the lease riders.

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Timeline
  1. 2021

    Tenants file suit over utility pass-through charges.

  2. 2023

    Contributors digitize and reconcile the sub-meter readings.

  3. 1 month ago

    Settlement filed; refunds begin.

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meteraudit3 months ago

The pass-through used the common-area meter for units 4–11 even after the 2020 rewire split it. Those tenants were billed for the hallway lights.

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