Calls are growing for maximum heat bylaws in apartments. The question is: who pays?

Spokane council to vote on ordinance forcing landlords to cool rentals to 80 degrees

Spokane's City Council votes next Wednesday on a Renters' Right to Cooling ordinance forcing landlords to cool rental units to 80 degrees within 72 hours.

Spokane, WA cooling mandate could cost landlords millions

Spokane landlords could soon face millions of dollars in costs under a proposed mandate that could require them to retrofit tens of thousands of units to provide “adequate cooling.” The Spokane City Council proposed the mandate in April to take effect in 2031 and defined “adequate cooling” as 80 degrees Fahrenheit or below. If approved, []...Click to read more

Memo to tenants: Be careful what you wish for

Landlords dream that tenants could spend a day in their shoes, or long enough to realize that ownership is not about sitting on the beach while rent checks roll in. Tenants also dream about owning their buildings. They aim to pass the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, plus a state version called TOPA. What if these wishes came true? For the answer, we turn to Tracey Towers, an 871-unit complex in the Bronx. Because it’s a Mitchell-Lama, rather than rent-stabilized housing, tenants must pay enough rent to maintain their housing. The rent increase will be 30 percent over the next []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Rent: When a landlord can ask for an increase and when a tenant has the right to refuse

What applies to the mandatory three-year term, adjustment clauses and new agreements – The areas where price pressures continue The post Rent: When a landlord can ask for an increase and when a tenant has the right to refuse appeared first on ProtoThema English.

His Upstairs Neighbors Are Loud at Night and His Polite Notes Have Done Nothing — So He’s Taking It to the Landlord

If you live in an apartment building, you have to be respectful of your neighbors. The post His Upstairs Neighbors Are Loud at Night and His Polite Notes Have Done Nothing — So He’s Taking It to the Landlord appeared first on TwistedSifter.