NYC landlords must provide heat in the winter. Now a bill would require cooling in summer too.

WNYC News

New York City landlords are required to provide tenants with heat in the winter. Now a bill before the City Council would require they provide cooling in the summer as well.

The legislation would establish a "cooling season" in the hottest part of the summer.

It would also require that tenant-occupied housing be provided with "cooled and dehumidified air," either via central cooling systems or with window units, from mid-June to mid-September.

Councilmember Lincoln Restler, who is sponsoring the bill, joined WNYC's David Furst.