July 30, 2026:
URGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW
to Ban RUBS for All of Us!
Submit Public Comment
Los Angeles City Council will vote soon on a proposal by the Housing Department to ban RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing Systems) in many but not all buildings in the city. While we think there is a lot that is good about this proposal, we are fighting to make it better – including by banning RUBS for all buildings in Los Angeles. Help us by submitting comment, today!
3 Easy Steps
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTAL
The council file number (22-0178) should already be pre-populated. Make sure to type in your name and email address.
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Don’t know what to say in your public comment? We got you! Copy and paste the following text & Feel free to add any relevant experience you’ve had with RUBS to personalize your message!
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As a tenant in Los Angeles, I call on the Los Angeles City Council to vote to ban Ratio Utility Billing Systems, or RUBS, in all housing across this city.
Landlords who charge tenants for utilities through RUBS are systematically violating the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and the Tenant Protection Act.
Ratio Utility Billing Systems subject tenants to bogus charges and allow landlords to get away with fraud. Imagine paying a costly bill for something you didn’t actually use. That, essentially, is the failure that is RUBS.
RUBS also poses challenges to consumer protections, dissuades landlords from investing in environmentally-friendly infrastructure or making basic repairs to address waste, and allows landlords to put huge junk fees and other costly fees on our utility bills. This needs to end now.
Tenants have the right to transparency, but existing law gives us no way to enforce that right.
I urge you to support Debt Collective’s proposal for stronger action by the City Council on RUBS.
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After you have submitted your comment, you will receive an email from the LA City Council file system. Please make sure to open that e-mail and click to validate your submission - otherwise, your comment won’t be recorded!
WHAT CAN YOU DO NEXT?
Every email, petition signature, public comment, and new supporter increases the pressure on Los Angeles City Council to ban RUBS.
See all the next steps or choose an action below. It only takes a few minutes—and every action matters.
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JOIN THE PRESS CONFERENCE
Join tenants, advocates, and community leaders at L.A. City Hall on August 10 to demand that City Council stop the landlord utility billing scam and BAN RUBS!
ATTEND OUR MONTHLY “BAN RUBS” MEETING
Join like-minded tenants accross LA to hear updates, ask questions, and help plan our next actions.
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