After a heat wave claimed 14 lives in Spokane, Wash., the city moved to require landlords to provide cooling in rental homes.
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Spokane landlords must provide “adequate cooling” for at least one room in each rental unit, according to Grist. While the policy does not explicitly require air conditioning, landlords must reimburse tenants up to $500 if they choose to install it themselves.
Brian Henning, a leading advocate for the policy, directs Gonzaga University’s Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment.
“You can no longer responsibly rent a place if you don’t have a way of keeping it cool, because people will die,” he said, per Grist…