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Council backs requirement for landlords to provide cooling in tenant rooms by 2030
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 city’s leading climate killer and that 580 people die annually in New York City from heat-related causes.
Sponsor remarks emphasized that the requirement would phase in by 2030 and aim to ensure tenants can request cooling systems capable of maintaining 78°F in sleeping rooms. Supporters said the bill is comparable historically to earlier laws requiring landlords to provide heat.
The item was called on the general order calendar and approved as part of the votes announced during roll call. Implementation will require coordination with HPD and the affected building code and may be phased in by building type and funding availability.
