Los Angeles County will soon require landlords in unincorporated areas to provide a way to keep their rental units 82 degrees or below to protect vulnerable tenants from the impacts of climate change.
County supervisors said Tuesday that the law, which passed 4 to 0, was necessary to combat heat-related deaths, which have increased across the nation. Supervisor Kathryn Barger was not present for the vote.
“As we continue to face warmer summers, the ordinance is meant to provide relief to our unincorporated residents and to protect them from the dangers of extreme heat in their homes,” said Supervisor Hilda Solis, who pushed for staff to start drafting the law last year…