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Checked 2026-09-30

🔑 I rent my home in Romania: who pays for energy and how do I check the service charges?

The short answer

As a tenant you either have your own energy contract or you pay energy through the rent or service charges. The rules on shared meters and yearly statements protect you.

📜 The rules in Romania

Energy costs for tenants

In blocks of flats with district heating or a shared boiler and vertical pipes, heat costs are split by heat cost allocators on every radiator, under ANRE Order no. 7/2024 (in force since 1 August 2024). Only providers authorised by ANRE may read them and split the costs, monthly.

  • If your flat is disconnected from the heating network, you still pay a share of the heat measured at the building's connection, in proportion to your share of the common parts (Law 325/2006, art. 41). (anre.ro)
  • Costs for individual use in a block are split by the index of individual meters or cost allocators, under the rules of the national regulators or local authorities (Law 196/2018 on owners' associations, art. 83). (anre.ro)
Compartimentul de specialitate al primăriei pentru asociațiile de proprietariSupports, guides and checks owners' associations (Law 196/2018, art. 10); the town hall's energy department also checks how heat costs are split.
Official source: anre.ro · Checked 2026-09-30

🪜 Step by step

  1. Find out how you payYour own contract with a supplier, or energy through the landlord? Your tenancy agreement says so.
  2. Ask for the statementIf the landlord charges energy or heating, ask for the yearly statement and how your share is worked out.
  3. Check the rules for RomaniaSee below what landlords must do on meters, cost splitting and statements.
  4. Dispute in writingWrite to the landlord with your questions. If there is no solution, go to the body named below.

📇 Who to contact

Compartimentul de specialitate al primăriei pentru asociațiile de proprietariSupports, guides and checks owners' associations (Law 196/2018, art. 10); the town hall's energy department also checks how heat costs are split.
Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor (ANPC)Independent advice for consumersFor advice, template letters and a second opinion🔗 anpc.ro

❓ Questions

Can I choose my own supplier as a tenant?

If you have your own meter and contract, usually yes. If energy is in the rent, the landlord chooses.

How is heating split between flats?

Often by individual meters or heat cost allocators plus a fixed share. The rules for Romania are on this page.

Can the landlord cut my energy?

A landlord may not simply cut your supply. Contact the body named on this page.

📎 Sources

Checked: 2026-09-30

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