No offense but it sounds like you’re on a witch hunt against your landlord. You may be renting from a legal non-conforming rental property, or it may be a property that meets the grandfather clause. If it isn’t a legal rental, you could always contact your local zoning office… But that would be dumb! If they find it is a non-legit property, you will be forced out. And I doubt you want to be kicked out. As for sharing a meter, yes that is perfectly legal; many older properties have one meter for dozens of units. If the landlord pays for the cost, great! If you are sharing the meter, you should pay a pro-rated portion of the utility bills based on the size of your renter.

What advice are you looking for? Are you wondering if your landlord can charge the tenants for utilities? Yes, as long as it is the actual cost. (Or a pro-rated portion as mentions by the landlord above) Now if you are wondering whether a landlord can share one meter for all of his tenants, the answer is yes. I have yet to see any law that requires the each rental unit to have separate meters.

Yes, you can have as many units on one meter…