The problem
One wrong number and everyone argues.
Three rooms, one Meralco bill, a calculator and a Viber group. You subtract readings, divide by hand, and hope nobody asks how you got the number. When someone does, you redo it all in front of them.
How it works
Three steps, every month.
- 01
Enter the bill and the readings
Type the total from your Meralco or Maynilad bill and each unit's current reading. After the first month, the previous reading is filled in for you.
- 02
MyRentals works out each share
Each unit pays for what its meter used. The units' shares add up to exactly the bill.
- 03
Confirm, then bill
Readings save as a draft. When they look right, mark them Ready, and they go on each tenant's monthly invoice with the rent.
Calculator
Work out each room's share
Type your bill total and each room's meter readings. The shares update as you type and add up to exactly the bill. The numbers below are an example. Replace them with yours.
Does each room have its own submeter?
- Total used
- 482
- Cost per kWh or m³
- ₱11.27
- Shares add up to
- ₱5,431.50
Each room pays the same portion of the bill as its portion of what all the meters used. Shares are rounded to the centavo, and any leftover centavos go to the rooms closest to rounding up, so the total always matches the bill. A room that used nothing pays nothing. Water works the same way, with readings in cubic meters. MyRentals uses this same calculation when it bills your tenants.
Your setup
Works the way your property is wired
Set it once per property, separately for electricity and water.
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Submetered
Each unit pays by its own meter reading.
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Split equally
No submeters? Divide the bill evenly, or type a custom amount for each unit.
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Own meter
The tenant pays Meralco or Maynilad directly, so MyRentals keeps it off their invoice.
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Included in rent
The rent already covers it. Nothing extra is billed.
Two tenants sharing one unit? The unit's share is divided equally between them. Internet and other shared bills split equally or by custom amounts.
Your tenants
Tenants see how you got the number
When you email the invoice, each utility line shows last month's reading, this month's, and how much they used, with an arrow when usage went up or down. On a shared meter, it shows their share.
Built-in rules
Mistakes it won't let you make
- ✓A vacant unit is never billed. You can record its share as your own expense instead.
- ✓A new tenant is never charged for a month before they moved in.
- ✓A reading lower than last month's is caught before it's saved.
- ✓Once a reading is on an invoice, it's locked. No quiet edits after the fact.
- ✓Want to see what the bill cost you? Record it as an expense in the same step, and your report shows what you billed minus what you spent.
Questions
Frequently asked
How do I compute a tenant's share of the Meralco bill?
Subtract last month's submeter reading from this month's to get the kWh the unit used. Divide that by the kWh all the units used together, then multiply by the bill total. MyRentals does this for every unit and rounds to the centavo, so the shares add up to the bill.
What if my units don't have submeters?
Split the bill equally, or type a custom amount for each unit. Custom amounts have to add up to the bill, within a centavo, before you can save.
Can I charge tenants more than Meralco charged me?
MyRentals only splits the bill total you enter. It doesn't add fees or a markup. If your main meter also covers common areas, that use is shared among tenants too. Whether you can charge tenants more than you pay is a legal question about reselling electricity, so check with a lawyer or the Energy Regulatory Commission first.
Does it work for water?
Yes. Maynilad, Manila Water or your local water district work the same way, with readings in cubic meters.
Do my tenants need an account?
No. You can email each tenant their invoice, with the readings on it.
General information, not legal advice. Check your contract and get advice for your situation.
Stop splitting bills by hand.
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