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California housing officials urge lawmakers to set a maximum indoor temperature of 82 degrees

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California state housing officials urge lawmakers to set residential cooling standards.

They want to set a maximum safe indoor air temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit .

The proposal is long opposed by landlords and builders who fear it would force them to make big-ticket upgrades.

Last year was the planet’s warmest on record, and extreme weather is becoming more frequent.

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https://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/extreme-heat-media-resource-guide https://www.phoenix.gov/humanservicessite/Documents/Cooling%20Ordinance.pdf https://www.hcd.ca.gov/sites/default/files/docs/policy-and-research/plan-report/ab-209-policy-recommendations.pdf http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/docs/safety/presentation-maximum-indoor-residential-temperature-threshold-ordinance-en-2025-02-05.pdf http://www.chcf.org/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2597&search_keywords=cooling http://www.californiahealthline.org/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-23/los-angeles-county-looks-to-require-units-stay-cool-during-summer https://escholarship.org/uc/item/06419282 https://www.noaa.gov/news/2024-was-worlds-warmest-year-on-record https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-111216 https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/ac-required-rental-renter-la-city-council-air-conditioning https://nchh.org/resource-library/HH_Codes_CA_9-9-07.pdf https://nola.gov/next/healthy-homes/home/

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www.noaa.gov www.phoenix.gov www.hcd.ca.gov publichealth.lacounty.gov www.chcf.org leginfo.legislature.ca.gov www.californiahealthline.org www.latimes.com escholarship.org codelibrary.amlegal.com laist.com nchh.org nola.gov

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