Zohran Mamdani's housing plan mandates landlords maintain indoor temperatures below 78 degrees Fahrenheit when outdoor temperatures exceed 82 degrees. This requirement aims to safeguard New Yorkers from extreme heat due to climate change by effectively mandating air conditioning in all apartments. The proposed updates include making failure to comply a Class C violation and deploying heat sensors in buildings with repeated violations. Mamdani's supporters view this plan as essential for human rights and health, paralleling existing regulations for heating during winter.
"Mamdani's housing plan includes a provision to force landlords to take extreme heat seriously by requiring them to maintain indoor building temperatures at under 78 degrees Fahrenheit when the temperature outside rises to above 82 degrees."
"We will update the Housing Maintenance Code to meet the needs of the city in 2025 and make it a Class C violation to fail to provide adequately cool apartments during the summer months."
"Requiring air conditioning, just as the city mandates landlords provide access to heat in winter, is a human rights and health and safety issue."
"The Mamdani housing plan says we will also install heat sensors in buildings with repeated heat violations."
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