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

… summers without air conditioning will get a reprievebut not for another four years Last month the City Council … electricity costs could be hard for utility customers to shoulder … How renters optin … Renters can begin optingin by … a 311 complaint HPD inspectors will verify if a violation exists When measuring temperature and humidity inspectors …

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