Boarding houses

Many renters have to pay high electricity bills.

PV November 10, 2024 19:03

Tenants in many boarding houses in Hai Duong have to pay higher electricity bills than prescribed.

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A boarding house in Hai Duong city is offered for rent by the landlord with an electricity price of 4,000 VND/kWh.

According to a reporter's survey, currently in Hai Duong province, many people who rent houses have to pay for electricity at a price of 3,000-4,000 VND/kWh, higher than the regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

According to a representative of the Cam Phuc Commune Police (Cam Giang), where there are many rental houses, many rental houses here currently charge 4,000 VND/kWh for electricity. Therefore, workers renting rooms have a hard time if they use many devices such as air conditioners, refrigerators, induction cookers, etc.

Many other places have this situation too.

Most of the boarding houses with high electricity prices are built by private individuals in residential areas, mainly in rows of rooms, managed by one owner. Each row of boarding houses has a total meter, then each room has its own meter so that the tenants can be charged for the number of kWh they use.

Only in relatively high-priced detached family-style rental houses, tenants are allowed to pay for their own electricity and water according to current regulations.

Currently, the retail price list for household electricity is applied in 6 levels, in which the lowest level is 1,893 VND/kWh, the highest is 3,302 VND/kWh. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the landlord is responsible for providing the tenant's residence information to calculate the electricity bill.

Specifically, if the tenant has temporary residence and a lease contract of 12 months or more, they can buy electricity according to the retail price list for household electricity; in case the lease term is less than 12 months, if the landlord cannot declare the number of people using electricity, the retail price for household electricity of level 3 at 2,271 VND/kWh will be applied for the entire electricity output measured at the meter...

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Many renters have to pay high electricity bills.