Property costs

Property-related costs and pass-through costs include only those costs identified in this section. 1. Depreciation. 2. Interest expense on capital debt. 3. Property taxes including special assessments as provided for in section 75-02-07.1-17. 4. Lease and rental costs. 5. Startup costs. 6. Reasonable legal and related expenses: a. Incurred or as a result of a successful challenge to a decision by a governmental agency, made on or after July 1, 1995, regarding a rate year beginning on or after July 1, 1995; b. Related to legal services furnished on or after July 1, 1995; and c. In the case of a partially successful challenge, not in excess of an amount determined by developing a ratio of total amounts claimed successfully to total amounts claimed in the partially successful challenge and applying that ratio to the total legal and related expenses paid.