If you own rental property in Davis, California, water submetering puts your tenants’ water on their own bill, so you stop covering a cost that climbs every time a lease turns. UC Davis sets the rhythm of this market, filling the houses, duplexes, and apartment buildings around campus with students who lease for the academic year and move on. In a state where water is expensive and closely watched, handing a tenant a flat rent removes any reason to conserve, so usage runs high and uneven and you eat the difference across the building. True Submeter gives Davis owners an affordable way to put an individual water meter on each unit, so every tenant is billed for exactly what they use. Usage drops, billing disputes disappear, and your net operating income climbs, with most owners recovering their full investment within six months. With a new wave of UC Davis renters every fall, that’s a return that shows up again and again.
