Miserable summer this year
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IANAL, but I think /r/legaladvice might say in a case like this that once you've communicated to your landlord that the AC is busted, you should move into a hotel until the AC is fixed, send bills for reimbursement to the landlord, and refuse to pay more than your regular rent charge. Theoretically, the courts should back you up. (Unless, again, AC isn't considered a big enough deal to make your place uninhabitable in the eyes of the law locally.) Though also, if you don't have enough money on hand to just go stay at a hotel, reimbursement may not be good enough to justify that plan for your particular case. I dunno. Might be worth researching your options more, though.
Edit: LilB0kChoy has some relevant info in another comment, however, that makes it seem less likely that you'd be able to use the law in your favor here.
I appreciate the advice, but I don't have that kind of money on hand. Or the willingness, for that matter, to take any of this to court. I get stress ulcers enough just dealing with day-to-day life. At this point, I'll be content to just get out of here.
And like I said, it's not uninhabitable. Place is practically a basement, so it's only on the most miserable days that the heat seeps in enough that I mourn I can't fit myself in the fridge, lmao.
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AC not mandated in Texas
AC not mandated in LA, though that might change
In general, it’s a safe bet to just assume it’s not mandated and if it is or going to be there’s probably a landlord who opposes it.
Well shit. Every new thing I learn about the country I live in makes it shittier.
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AC not mandated in Texas
AC not mandated in LA, though that might change
In general, it’s a safe bet to just assume it’s not mandated and if it is or going to be there’s probably a landlord who opposes it.
Window units are not that expensive. Unless landlord is a slumlord, if you say you’re gonna leave if said landlord doesn’t fork up for a window unit, they’ll probably do it. Evicting someone and getting a new tenant is much more of a hassle.
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Window units are not that expensive. Unless landlord is a slumlord, if you say you’re gonna leave if said landlord doesn’t fork up for a window unit, they’ll probably do it. Evicting someone and getting a new tenant is much more of a hassle.
A Reuters survey of housing regulations in all 50 U.S. states found that, while nearly half of them require landlords to maintain existing air conditioning units, none require that air-conditioning be provided. Nor do rental housing regulations describe air-conditioning as an essential service like plumbing, heat and electricity.
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This happened to my parents in the 90s in Florida. They did a consultation with a lawyer and he told them to stop paying rent. So they did. Saved the money and used it to make a downpayment on their first house. I don't know if it still applies but it's probably worth a look.
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Tomorrow is going to be brutal all across North America. I'm lucky enough to have A/C but if you don't you might want to make plans to shelter somewhere
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AC not mandated in Texas
AC not mandated in LA, though that might change
In general, it’s a safe bet to just assume it’s not mandated and if it is or going to be there’s probably a landlord who opposes it.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Dallas and Austin require air conditioning in units, while Houston landlords are only required to provide a cooling system if there are no screens on a unit’s doors and windows.
At least there's this, until the state steps in and makes it illegal for cities to require AC
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It's cool in here boy
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Got a quote the other day for a new AC unit because ours is 19 years old and is starting to act up. I don’t think it will make it through another Florida summer. Hell, I don’t know if I’ll make it. It hit 94 here…and somehow people are still moving here.
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Tomorrow is going to be brutal all across North America. I'm lucky enough to have A/C but if you don't you might want to make plans to shelter somewhere
It’s good be in the 60s in San Francisco like it has been for a few weeks haha.
