As a landlord I encountered a similar problem recently when a tenant failed to inform me that he had a diesel truck and was plugging in the block heater all night every night to make it start-able in the morning. I didn't know until the December electric bill spike $40. As a landlord it's frustrating after you've tried to cover every possibility and still find yourself facing the unforeseen.

Mr. Wiesner should be commended for being so up front about it with his landlord. For me, if my tenants are that forthcoming, I will try to make an accommodation. His landlord did not have to bill him separately - he could simply up the rent by a reasonable amount and be done with it. Why the big push back??

Sounds like a typical Arizona wing-nut solution. First of all, the vehicles that destroy our roadways are not electric cars but over-the-road trucks. Secondly, am I crazy or does 1.43 per mile sound wildly usury? I can travel the whole length of the NJ Turnpike for something like 15 bucks. If I guy a gallon of gas what is the tax on that. Even if it were $1.43 that would work out to about 7 cents a mile at 20mpg. Less at higher mileage.