---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 965.401"
title: "24"
number: "965.401"
heading: "Individually metered utilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/965.401"
---

# §965.401. Individually metered utilities.

- (a) All utility service shall be individually metered to residents, either through provision of retail service to the residents by the utility supplier or through the use of checkmeters, unless:
  - (1) Individual metering is impractical, such as in the case of a central heating system in an apartment building;
  - (2) Change from a mastermetering system to individual meters would not be financially justified based upon a benefit/cost analysis; or
  - (3) Checkmetering is not permissible under State or local law, or under the policies of the particular utility supplier or public service commission.
- (b) If checkmetering is not permissible, retail service shall be considered. Where checkmetering is permissible, the type of individual metering offering the most savings to the PHA shall be selected.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 7970, Feb. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437, 1437a, 1437d, 1437g, and 3535(d). Subpart H is also issued under 42 U.S.C. 4821-4846.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 20276, May 17, 1976, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 6714, Feb. 23, 1984.