Every tenant every student in Ontario should have access to air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter
Ive just left an elementary school with stifling hallways. Thankfully the gym had AC but we know thats not even the case in all schools.
Tenants, students, elders๐ช
When summer hits, tenants start baking in hot apartments.
The relentless humidity and heat are miserable for everyone, and dangerous for some, especially seniors and people with health issues.
After sitting on their hands for three raging hot summers, the Conservatives have finally changed Ontarioโs Residential Tenancies Act to give tenants the right to install and use a window or portable air conditioner.
If the landlord pays for electricity, they may be able to increase the rent to recover the actual or reasonably estimated cost of running the air conditioner.
What the government didn't approve, however, was making cooling a vital service and setting a maximum temperature for all rental homes. That's what we're going to fight for.
This is about safety and quality of life.