REMARKS
Proposed legislation on cooling requirements and heat-related tenant protections
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Council Member Sanchez introduces legislation aimed at addressing extreme heat issues in residential buildings and protecting tenants during hot summer months.
- Intro 994: Requires tenant-occupied dwellings to be provided with cooled and dehumidified air
- The bill addresses the increasing temperatures in NYC and the 100 heat-related deaths that occur annually
- Resolution 119: Calls for state legislation to prevent eviction proceedings in buildings with substantial housing code violations
- These measures aim to expand tenant protections beyond existing heating laws to include protection against extreme heat
Pierina Sanchez
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We will also hear intro 994 in relation to requiring that tenant occupied dwellings be provided with cooled and dehumidified air sponsored by council member Lincoln Ressler.
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While the temperatures out in NYC continue to rise each each of our summers with 100 of New Yorkers killed in heat related deaths every year, all New York City tenants are currently protected by strong heating laws but not against the extreme, heat that we're seeing in the summer months.
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Resolution number 119, sponsored by council member Hudson, calls on the state legislature to pass and the governor to sign legislation denying property owners from filing eviction proceedings for for tenants who reside in buildings with substantial pending housing maintenance code violations.
