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Council backs requirement for landlords to provide cooling in tenant rooms by 2030
New York City Council · December 19, 2025
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Summary
Intro 9-94-A, requiring tenant-occupied rooms to be capable of maintaining 78°F by 2030 upon tenant request, passed after proponents framed extreme heat as a leading local climate killer and said the measure would save lives.
Council Member Lincoln Restler urged passage of Intro 9-94-A, describing the bill as a necessary public-health intervention to protect tenants during extreme heat events. Restler said extreme heat is the…
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