Cool homes for all: A guide to NYC’s new AC mandate for rentals

… Tenants who sweat through New York City summers without air … that request them The law applies to both marketrate and rentstabilized units  All tenants deserve a safe livable … said in a December news release About 90 percent of NYC households already have air conditioning according to a 2025 …

By Cassidy Jensen |January 19, 2026 - 10:30AM