In your Breakdown: in our sweltering Louisiana summers, if it’s too hot in the home or apartment you rent, what are your rights?
NEW ORLEANS — You may remember, we broke this down last year when things started heating up, but things in New Orleans have changed quite a bit.
In January, New Orleans’ new Healthy Homes ordinance mandated landlords provide air conditioning for the first time.
The requirement reads: “Each rental housing unit shall have a cooling system in good working order that can safely maintain a maximum temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit in all bedrooms, measured at a point three feet above the floor and two feet from exterior walls.”
If your AC goes out and there’s no sign of your landlord fixing it, you can file a complaint under the “Services” tab on Nola311.org without fear of retaliation.
This only applies to Orleans Parish, though.
If you live elsewhere, you can take …