Tracking utility meters

A utility meter is the physical or account-level record for a service like electricity, water, or internet. Habitia tracks the meter and account numbers, the provider name, and any notes — so when a tenant calls about a bill, the information is one click away.

1. Open the unit (or the property)

• Per-unit meters — for utilities billed separately for each unit (electricity, internet). Open the unit detail page.
• Shared meters — for services billed as one bill for the whole building (often water or trash). Open the property detail page instead.

Both pages have a meters card; the form behind it is the same.

2. Open the meters editor

Look for the Utility meters card. Click Edit in the top-right corner of the card.

3. Add a meter

1. Click + Add meter.
2. Pick the Type:
   • Electricity · Water · Gas · Sewer · Trash · Internet · Other
3. Fill in what you have. All fields below are optional, but the more you fill in, the more useful the card is later:
   • Provider — the utility company (e.g., “LUMA”, “AAA”, “Liberty”).
   • Meter number — the physical meter ID on the unit.
   • Account number — the account ID with the provider.
   • Notes — anything else worth remembering (e.g., “Meter is behind the back gate” or “Bill goes to the owner, not the tenant”).

Tip: Take a photo of each physical meter when you set it up. You can upload it to the unit’s Photos tab as a reference for inspections.

4. Add more meters as needed

Click + Add meter again for each additional utility. A typical apartment has 1–3 meters; a single-family home with everything separate might have 5+.

5. Save

Click Save. The card updates with one line per meter, grouped by icon (lightning bolt for electricity, droplet for water, etc.).

Editing or removing a meter

Open the editor again from the Edit button. Each meter has a trash icon on the right — click it to remove that meter, then click Save.

Where this data shows up

• Unit detail page — the meters card itself.
• Tenant move-in / move-out checklists — meter numbers are pulled in so you can record opening/closing reads.
• Vendor work orders — if a vendor is dispatched for a utility issue, the meter info is right there.

Note: Habitia doesn’t connect to utility companies directly. The meter info is stored for your reference — it’s not used to fetch bills or readings automatically.

What’s next

• Publishing a unit on the public listings site.
• Adding a tenant so you can create a lease on this unit.