national multiple family submetering and allocation billing program ...

Estimated vacancy rates were similar among the impact and in-rent properties, ranging
from an average vacancy rate of 5.6% among in-rent properties to 7.2% among RUBS
properties.
The manager survey asked whether the property could be considered a “senior citizen
community.” Overall, about 9% of properties were classified in this manner. The proportion
was higher (12%) among in-rent properties compared to submetered (6%), RUBS (0%) and hot
water hybrid properties (4%). Results are shown in Figure 4.7.
Percent of Surveyed Properties Classified as "Senior
Citizen Community"
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
12.1%
In-rent (or HOA)
N=858
5.5%
Submetered
N=127
0.0%
RUBS
N=257
3.6%
Hot-water hybrid
N=28
16.7%
Other
N=6
8.9%
TOTAL
N=1276
Figure 4.7 Percent of properties classified as “senior citizen community”
Several questions on the survey asked about the presence of various building-related
amenities and features on the property. Swimming pools were reported by more than 50% of the
survey respondents. RUBS properties were most likely to have a swimming pool (indoor or
outdoor) (78%) while 54% of submetered properties and 45% of in-rent properties reported
having a pool (see Figure 4.8).
A similar pattern of greater presence of water-using amenities among impact properties
was observed for many of the amenities included on the survey (see Figure 4.9). One of the
exceptions was cooling towers, which were more likely to be reported on the property for in-rent
complexes (8%) than submetered (0%), RUBS (3%) or hot water hybrid properties (0%).
77